Udumalpet, India. – Aviagen® India recently hosted its much-awaited annual leadership summit in the city of Gulmarg in Kashmir, India, from April 23 to 25. The summit brought together key company and regional leaders and esteemed customers, who engaged in important conversations on the current and future trends and opportunities in the industry. Showcasing growing performance, popularity of Ross 308 AP The spotlight of the event was on the Ross® 308 AP broiler, which continues to gain in popularity as it helps boost the success of producers with its feed efficiency, environmental resilience an ..read more

Cobb-Vantress, a global poultry genetics company, announces the appointment of Roy Mutimer to VP EMEA and Asia-Pacific, effective May 1.  “In this critical role for Cobb, Roy brings previous experience leading this integral part of our business,” said Joyce J. Lee, President of Cobb. “Both of these regions are dynamic and complex and Roy’s proven business acumen and customer relationships will help ensure our many distributor partnerships, as well as joint ventures, have a trusted source of continuity during this transition. ”Mutimer has over 30 years of experience in the poultry industry ..read more

Alltech feed division announces new leadership roles. Scot Harold will assume commercial leadership as executive vice president, Feed & Premix, and Brian Gier joins the company as vice president of sales for Hubbard Feeds. “As we position the business for future growth, we continue to evolve and work together across all parts of our business to best serve our customers,” said Mike Castle, chief operating officer at Alltech. “Scot and Brian will bring leadership and experience that will enable us to capitalize on opportunities within our feed business to continue to develop s ..read more

Khaled Abdelaziz Delivering naturally occurring probiotics to chick embryos is a practical, realistic and achievable approach to…enhance overall health and chick quality without the use of antibiotics-– Khaled Abdelaziz, Clemson assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences. Poultry is one of South Carolina’s largest agricultural industries, generating $1.5 billion annually. But the bacterium Campylobacter is threatening this economic stronghold. Campylobacter is responsible for many food poisoning and diarrheal diseases in humans. Poultry is considered one of the main ..read more

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Aviagen® is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Thomson as Global Vice President (VP) of Aviagen’s Technical Operations. He succeeds Dr. Bryan Fancher, who will retire in September this year. Thomson, latterly Aviagen’s Global Head of Technical Transfer, has assumed his new role effective from March 1 and will collaborate closely with Dr. Fancher over the coming months to ensure a seamless transition. In his new position, Thomson will become a member of Aviagen’s Executive Management Board and report to the Chief Technical Officer of Aviagen Group Dr. Alfon ..read more

Amersfoort, Netherlands-Trouw Nutrition, an innovative animal nutrition solutions provider, announces the launch of MyFeedPrint, an online environmental footprint service for animal feed products. The service is designed to allow farmers, feed producers and integrators to quantify the environmental footprint of animal feed, providing transparency on the environmental impact of the livestock value chain. Trouw Nutrition’s easy-to-use solution represents an essential step forward in creating a more sustainable future for animal nutrition, allowing feed producers to remain competitive by developi ..read more

Bangkok – At VIV Asia, Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition presents their latest innovation: the water-soluble anti-stress product MagPhyt WS. Designed specifically for drinking systems and therefore of particular interest to poultry producers, MagPhyt WS promises rapid stress reduction and improved resilience thanks to a combination of selected plant extracts, highly bioavailable magnesium sources and vitamin C. Stress requires immediate action In stressful and challenging times, producers need immediate relief to calm their animals and prevent stress symptoms from spreading. There is usually no time ..read more

Roxell is working towards a connected future. Roxell is dedicated to support the digital transformation of the agricultural sector. Roxell is launching this connected future plan under the name of ‘Advanced Connected Environment’. ADVANCED CONNECTED ENVIRONMENT Digital umbrella for the 360° portfolio Developing systems that are innovative, durable and performant is at the core of Roxell’s strategy. The Roxell range consists of products that have been valued worldwide for years for their contribution to the general efficiency at pig and poultry farms. The expanded 360° range  ..read more

Udumalpet, India. – Aviagen® India is pleased to announce that Venkatesh Gunasekaran, Technical Manager for Aviagen India since 2020, has been appointed to Aviagen’s Global Nutrition Team. This team is dedicated to promoting bird welfare, sustainability, and performance through optimal nutrition. In this new role, he will share the latest nutrition advice with customers across India, as well as with his colleagues at Aviagen India. “Good nourishment from the start of a bird’s life is vital. I am excited to join the Global Nutrition team, as this role will allow me to make a difference by help ..read more

Germany- Evonik and Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition have entered into a partnership effective January 1, 2023. This agreement will enable Evonik’s Animal Nutrition business line to expand its product portfolio in the Gut Health Solutions area to include the phytogenics product class. Evonik plans to launch a first product from the partnership with Dr. Eckel in Europe in the first quarter of 2023. Phytogenics are plant-based feed ingredients which play an important role in alternative solutions to antibiotic use in livestock farming. The use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feed has been ban ..read more