The classification of US distiller's dried grains with
solubles (DDGS) as a non-hazardous cargo became final and mandatory
under the code of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on January
1, 2013. This was the culmination of a process initiated by the US
Grains Council (USGC) in 2010 in coordination with DDGS producers and shippers
and the US Coast Guard, which is the official US representative to
the IMO.
Erick Erickson, USGC director of global strategies said, "Previously, DDGS had not been classified by the IMO. But as DDGS
trade grew, several insurance organisations communicated their opinion
that DDGS was a hazardous cargo, raising the prospect that DDGS cargoes
would be required to be shipped on vessels equipped with special fire
suppression equipment – thus raising the cost of DDGS shipments."
BASF has launched
Novasil™ Plus, a feed additive
for achieving better and safer animal
nutrition. The
product has been
well-established in the feed market for
years but is now directly available from BASF.
Novasil Plus can be used in two ways,
depending on its registration status in
each country: as an anti-caking agent
for enhancing the flow properties of
feed or feed ingredients, or for
binding aflatoxins.
“BASF is striving
to optimise animal nutrition,” said Dr Alexandra Brand, who
heads BASF’s global Animal
Nutrition business unit. “Novasil
Plus helps feed producers to improve
the technical properties of feed while
enhancing animals’ health by
relieving them of the negative effects
of poisonous aflatoxins. This delivers
major benefits for both farmers and
consumers.”
The poultry industry in Andhra Pradesh, India is in crisis according to the Hindu Times. The newspapers pinpoints high feed prices and declining demand for birds and eggs as the reasons behind the problem.
The increase in raw feed materials such as maize and soybean means producing a bird costs Rs. 60 a kg. However, the animals only fetch around Rs. 50 a kg at market.
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| Calves and distillers grain (Photo credit: MUExtension417) |
