Faced with volatile commodity markets and changing regulations and consumer needs, animal producers are operating in an increasingly complex world. To help them more quickly respond in this dynamic environment, Cargill has expanded and renovatedits Global Animal Nutrition Innovation Centre in Velddriel, The Netherlands.
"We wanted
to find the best way to satisfy the nutrition research and development needs of
our customers," said Dave Cook, research & development director for
Cargill's animal nutrition business.
"So, we
designed a facility we believe will promote collaboration among our experts as
well as those from local universities to accelerate innovation and allow us to
more quickly deliver new products and services to our customers."
Designed to
serve dairy, poultry and swine customers, the Cargill Animal Nutrition Innovation
Centre includes new poultry nutrition research facilities, new guest viewing
corridors and the collective knowhow of its Netherlands-based animal nutrition
experts.
The US$3.7
million expansion and renovation comprises a new broiler grow-out facility and
a state of the art broiler breeder facility. Both were designed to meet or
exceed all European regulations and to provide additional capabilities. For
example, the new broiler breeder facility allows Cargill’s scientists to
investigate the impact of the hen's nutrition on the performance of its
offspring.
"We can
collect the fertile eggs, incubate them and not only look at fertility and
hatchability but also subsequent performance," says Cook.
The Global
Innovation Centre hosts more than 3000 visitors a year and the new viewing
corridors will allow visitors to conveniently view the animal R&D
facilities without changing footwear or clothes while improving hygiene
standards.
The Velddriel
location is one of Cargill's two global animal nutrition innovation centres. Along
with its sister location in Elk River, Minnesota, US, it serves as the hub of
the company's global network of 15 animal nutrition research and technology
centres that are working around the clock to explore, innovate and think ahead
of the challenges customers face in navigating today's complex and
ever-changing environment.
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