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Pericoli Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Alberto Grandoni as CEO of Pericoli Asia Pacific from January 2016. Alberto, 48, graduated in Electronic Engineering at the University of Genoa and he has a deep knowledge in the field of sales and business development. He gained his experience during his long stay in Asian countries since 1994.

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally. More than 7 million deaths per year are attributed to coronary heart disease, with unhealthy diets and obesity listed among the major risk factors.

With a string of major new account wins in recent months, NatureForm Hatchery Technologies is expanding its management team with the appointment of Robert Bowen as regional sales manager for the Western US.

Aqua India 2016, a bi-annual event organized by the Indian Society of Aquaculture Professionals (SAP), was held this year in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - January 29-30. Nutriad showed its’ commitment to the Indian Aquaculture Industry through a Gold Sponsorship for the event. The conference focused on the theme of “Indian Aquaculture: Assuming Responsibilities & Adapting to Changes.”

Pericoli Group is pleased to announce the release of MDFX, an innovative product belonging to the cooling line.

Mycotoxins, especially aflatoxins are a constant concern for agriculture. Some weather patterns, such as were seen in European throughout 2015, have put the industry on high alert.

On Saturday the 16^th of January, 2016 another Rondeel^® stable will be opened in The Netherlands. At Bokkerijweg 1 in Vaassen, Rondeel BV and owner Dik Verbeek organise an Open Day for everybody interested in chickens.

On the 24^th & 25^th of November 2015, AGRICOOL GROUP with the Collaboration of MUNTERS organized a two day seminar given by MUNTERS’ Director of Commercial Excellence: Mr. Yngve Ralph as well as Sales & BU Manager, Mr. Marco Franchi. Agricool Regional Team also participated in the presentations.

A new, easy way to benefit from MELOFEED’sunique antioxidant properties

Dr. Randy Borg has been appointed as European director of genetics for Cobb-Vantress, Inc.

AB Vista has announced sales growth of more than 20% for the financial year ended 13 September 2015.

Arkansas-based Cobb-Vantress and Hendrix Genetics, headquartered in Boxmeer, the Netherlands, have signed their third consecutive Joint Development Agreement (JDA). Both companies will continue to investigate the fast-growing field of chicken genomics together and develop the next generation genomic selection tools for the benefit of both companies.

Cremona International Livestock Exhibitions continue to be one of the world’s major events in the sector:

delegations of professionals from 11 countries have confirmed their presence.

Light is an important factor within the broiler house. That’s why Roxell developed a LED light for the control unit in the broiler feeding systems.

The LED light for the control unit optimizes the fast and frequent delivery offresh feed, leading to superior hygiene and outstanding feed conversion rates.

It was only upon closing Europe’s principal livestock show, that the organisers first began to smile thanks to an exhibition that was less catastrophic than that expected. In total, 72,000 visitors came to the show this year, representing a small reduction, compared to the previous year, of “only” 17% in attendance figures.

With increasing antibiotic regulations and a growing global population, feed utilization was a primary focus at last month’s European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition. Two studies recognized at the annual symposium featured Elanco Animal Health’s Hemicell®, the only “energy-sparing” feed enzyme that reduces Feed Induced Immune Response (FIIR) whether used with or without traditional energy-releasing enzyme products.

Stanley Millar, Aviagen® Sales Manager for Arbor Acres®, one of the Arbor Acres brand’s most prominent and charismatic figures, has retired after 32 years of service.

Jansen Poultry Equipment is nominated as winner of the poultry system branch by The National Business Success Award. Every nominee can be announced as one of the Dutch top companies and has a success vision, a healthy business operations and an innovative and distinctive character in the market.

The animal nutrition division of DuPont Industrial Biosciences will host a Phytase 101 workshop just prior to the ESPN 2015 opening ceremony on Monday 24 August, the aim of which is to share the latest scientific findings on phytate - and other factors that should influence phytase choice and dose.

Our mission is to breed and sell layers that are capable of laying 500 top quality eggs per hen housed, without compromising on egg quality. This will be achieved through continuous improvement of the lay persistence for a prolonged production cycle, in order to produce higher earnings for egg producers: higher earnings are obtained if more eggs are produced with a flock and flocks are replaced less often.

Early May 2015 Mr. Saadiqul Islam Saadi has joined Hubbard as Assistant Technical Service Manager. In this role he will provide technical services to Hubbard Grand Parent, Parent Stock and commercial broiler customers in Bangladesh.