March/April 2021


COMPOUNDER FEED


Contents Opinion: Adding up the Sums


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Ryan Mounsey: Feed Production Update Roger Dean: Feed Materials Commentary Robert Ashton: Ten Ways to Spring Clean Your Life Roger Dean: Company Reports and Accounts Colin Ley: View from Europe Christine Pedersen: Milk Matters


Matthew Wedzerai: Scientifically Speaking … History of a Northern Irish Compounder: Part Three


By Richard Scott Green Pages


Feed Trade Topics From the Island of Ireland


Balanced Immune System and Better Productivity go Hand-in-hand With David McBride


Reducing the Economic Impact of Coronavirus in Animal Nutrition Through Targeted Application of Enzymes By Diego Parra


How Nutrition Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By David Nickell


Mole Valley Farmers First to Financially Support Responsible Sourcing of Soy and Palm


Boosting Feed Utilisation in Laying Hens With Mark McFarland


Insights from Global Industry Surveys Improved Emulsification Contributes to Pigmentation


By Brecht Bruneel & Sam Phelps Piglets’ Feed Intake


By Ms Joëlle Faugeron


New Products in the Feed Industry In Brief


Computing: Formulation, Process Control, Mill Management New Feed Supplement Makes Pigs’ Stomachs Sturdy People


Buyers’ Guide


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Sensory Products: Flavours/Palatants/Sweeteners, Colourants/Pigmenters 56 A Showcase of Fats, Molasses & Sugar Products


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FEED COMPOUNDER MARCH/APRIL 2021 PAGE 1 32 35


Improve Piglet Health and Welfare While Optimizing Performance 38 By By Aude Simongiovanni, William Lambert and Herman Claassen


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