DSL SYSTEMS ACQUIRED BY VALSOFT CORPORATION INC.
DSL Systems are excited to announce that the company has been acquired by Valsoft Corporation Inc. on November 9, 2020. In a statement issued on 11 November, the company commented: “Valsoft, a
private company based in Montreal, Canada, focuses on acquiring and growing vertical software businesses that provide mission-critical solutions in their respective niche or market. Their goal is to provide great software and related technology services to an ever-expanding consumer base and implement programs to grow the business. “DSL Systems is a business focussed on providing innovative and flexible
software solutions for the control and automation of feed and grain plants. We are committed to utilising the talent and experience of our employees to help feed and grain plants achieve the highest standards in quality, maximum efficiency, and excellent product safety. We embed our wealth of knowledge and experience from feed and grain plants all over the world in to our standard software solutions. New facilities and functionality is always developed in a flexible and configurable way to benefit all our clients where possible. This means our software solutions provide a best in practice platform for the production and processing of feed and grain. “Matthew Swallow and Peter Mansfield will take on the roles of CEO and
CTO respectively providing a natural progression of their existing roles. The day- to-day management will remain within the company with Valsoft providing business intelligence and expertise. Colin Davies and Nigel Brereton will remain with the company in consultancy roles. “DSL Systems are very proud of the achievements of their team in recent years,
taking the company to a leading position in the UK for mill control systems. We believe this change in ownership will allow DSL Systems to be better positioned to serve its customer base and grow the product to bring the best value to its clients. As part of this transaction, we will be taking the opportunity to simplify and streamline our services to better serve you.”
BIOIBERICA EXPANDS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH BARENTZ TO DISTRIBUTE ANIMAL NUTRITION
INGREDIENTS IN EUROPE Bioiberica Animal Nutrition has announced a strategic agreement with Barentz for the exclusive distribution of its Palbio™ and Nucleoforce™ animal nutrition lines in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Great Britain, and Ireland. Palbio™ is a safe source of high-
quality hydrolysed proteins in the form of L-α-amino acids and bioactive peptides, which positively affects the intestinal health of young animals and ensures constant productive improvement on pig, poultry, and fish farms. Nucleoforce™ is a balanced
concentrate of free nucleotides and active precursors, obtained from yeast extracts. The product has been designed to precisely and specifically meet the needs of production animals, providing the nutrients necessary for the proper development of their immune and digestive systems. Different studies show that it helps strengthen the immune and digestive systems in young animals during the rapid maturation phases of their immune and intestinal systems. “We have been collaborating with
Barentz for years and this new agreement is key for our internationalisation strategy. We are convinced that it will be fruitful for both companies”, declares Xavier Córdoba, director of Bioiberica Animal Nutrition. “We are delighted to extend our
partnership with Bioiberica. It is great to add their products to our specialty protein range.
Their sustainable footprint combined with their quality and high digestibility is very much complementary to our portfolio as a protein specialist. This addition is a perfect fit with our growth strategy on specialty, sustainable ingredients and additives for animal nutrition”, said Tim Lemeer, Vice President of Barentz Animal Nutrition.
EMULSIFIER ACADEMY – ORFFA LAUNCHES A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT AWARENESS ON APPLICATIONS OF NUTRITIONAL
EMULSIFIERS IN ANIMAL FEED As part of its scientific and technical mission to promote the usage of nutritional emulsifiers (a known supplement in animal nutrition), Orffa has launched a global initiative called the Emulsifier Academy. The Emulsifier Academy is a platform which has the objective to increase the knowledge on new applications and create more awareness regarding all the ins and outs of nutritional emulsifiers and to increase the consumption of nutritional emulsifiers worldwide in animal nutrition. Currently the main consumption
of nutritional emulsifiers is found in the broiler industry, but even there the additive is still underutilized. It’s potential to formulate cheaper diets whilst maintaining performance is still undervalued. Not only is improved fat digestion seen, but also upgrades on dry matter, protein and energy digestibilities have been reported. Next to that its ability to support digestion in antibiotic-free diets is hardly known. In
other animal species, nutritional emulsifiers appear to be particularly promising for layers, turkeys, swine and fish. The potential for nutritional emulsifiers
in animal nutrition is very big, but decent scientific and technical promotion of the opportunities are required. As a leading player with a strong technical focus, Orffa aims to take the lead in global promotion in an effort to offer solutions to the global animal nutrition industry. Investments in long-term research programs aim to fill in the knowledge gaps. Orffa is simultaneously increasing its global network of scientific partnerships. Orffa kicked off the development of
emulsifier dossier with a pHd research project at the University of Lavras (Brazil). The dossier has been expended with controlled studies in large variety of universities and contract research institutes on all continents. A summary of these experiences is bundled in a comprehensive booklet “Emulsifier Academy: Excential Energy Plus – a 3rd This is the 3rd
generation emulsifier!”. booklet within Orffa
Academy line, following similar initiatives to share knowledge about organic selenium and betaine application in animal nutrition.
ICCF PUBLISHES GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON ‘HOMOGENEITY
TESTING OF FEED INGREDIENTS’ The International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF) Steering Committee was pleased to announce that it has endorsed the guidance document on ‘Homogeneity Testing of Feed Ingredients’ at its meeting on 10th
September
2020. The document was finalized after a public consultation and takes into account stakeholders’ comments. This guidance document is the
outcome of the work of the Expert Working Group, composed of dedicated regulatory authority and industry experts from the founding members. The Expert Working Group developed an initial draft guidance document, built on consensus between the experts and supported by scientific publications. This draft was submitted to public consultation for a one-month period (October 2019). Comments from regulators, academia, and industry from different regions of the World were received and considered. The Expert Working Group finalized the guidance document in July 2020 and submitted it to the ICCF Steering Committee for endorsement. The ICCF guidance document can be downloaded at the ICCF wesite
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