1 10, 2015

Towards development and partnership in Africa

In October 2015 Feed Innovation Services visited Africa to investigate the technical, economical, and environmental and health (animal and human) benefits of applying the Dutch feed formulation software and nutrition database to the currently used systems by Zimbabwe local feed producers. The expected benefits through the adoption of an animal feed formulation package and

1 04, 2015

Second visit of Chinese feed producers and managers of large pig farms

In April 2015 Feed Innovation Services organized a training and excursion program of several days for a major Chinese premix and feed producer from South China and managers of large pig farms. This is the second time that a large delegation of key employees of this producer and their business relations were trained in the

1 01, 2015

Campylobacter reduction project

Together with two business relations Feed Innovation Services started with a project to reduce the Campylobacter colonization in the poultry intestine. The project will focus on the development of feed additives, a new Campylobacter vaccine and a highly sensitive rapid detection method to be used in practice by farmers or veterinarians. For more information please

29 04, 2014

Visit of Chinese feed producers and managers of large pig farms

In April 2014 a large delegation of employees of a large Chinese premix and feed producer from South China and their business relations visited The Netherlands. The program, organized by Feed Innovation Services, consisted of lectures on pig nutrition, health and pig husbandry and the visit of several pig farms. Feed Innovation Services advices this

28 11, 2013

19 Companies work together on a more efficient use of feed ingredients

The consumption of animal products is increasing worldwide through a growing population and an increase in welfare. To feed those animals there is a huge amount of feed ingredients needed. The urgency is high to let the animals use those ingredients as efficient as possible and to produce animal protein on a more sustainable way.

3 05, 2012

Do not underestimate the value of inorganic phosphate

A reduction of phosphorus (P) levels in feed increases the importance of having sure and sufficiently high digestibility coefficients of P. Phytase is, therefore, generally used in feed. However, high digestible mineral P sources are still important for the delivery of sufficient levels of digestible P to the animal.  An adequate phosphorus supply is needed

3 04, 2012

Measuring methane in a milking robot

First dairy cow trail started for the project "Practical feeding measurements for methane reduction on dairy farms". The following article was publiced by the Dutch magazine "De Boerderij": On a Dutch dairy farm in Dalfsen Anke Hitman, animal nutritionist of Feed Innovation Services BV, and Robin van Rossum, trainee on the farm, measured the methane

23 02, 2012

Start project “Practical feeding measures for methane reduction on dairy farms”

Several feeding measures will be tested on practical dairy farms regarding methane reduction possibilities. Feed Innovation Services is project leader. Other companies in this project are ForFarmers, Valacon Dairy, Ropapharm International and Speerstra Feed Ingredients. The first dairy cow trial will start in early 2012.

14 10, 2011

Healthy meat in The Netherlands and South Korea

Together with a compound feed factory in South Korea, a trial with fattening pigs will be started in early 2012 to examine the effect of feeding measures with fattening pigs on the health aspects of pig meat for the human consumer. In 2011 Feed Innovation Services performed trials in The Netherlands in cooperation with a