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Issue 2 . Volume 22 . Autumn 2017
Global industry executives from the animal feed processing,grain processing, ingredients & additives, aquafeed, petfoodand biomass pelleting industries traveled to Cologne inGermany on June 13 & 14, 2017. These executives hadcome to visit the very successful, first edition of FVG Select.
Inside your Autumn issue3 FVG Select summary5 FVG Select post-show report9 VICTAM Asia 2018 preview27 Global feed survey36 Nutrition and feed survey40 Industry news44 VICTAM International news45 VICTAM Foundation news
Networking, businessmatchmaking and content focal point of FVG Select 2017
Almost 1,000 visitors came through thedoors of the KoelnMesse exhibition center,set in the heart of the beautiful and historiccity of Cologne. They had come from 59countries and every continent wasrepresented at the event.
As the name of the event implies, FVGSelect, there were only a limited number of55 exhibitors present at the industry expo.You can visit www.fvgselect.com to viewthe exhibitor list.
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�� continued from front pageThe focus of FVG Select was networking,business matchmaking and gathering newindustry knowledge. This was facilitatedthrough an extensive conference andmatchmaking program.
ConferencesThe following conferences were organizedin collaboration with our partners AEBIOM,Aquafeed.com, IFF & WageningenUniversity, Perendale Publishers and WATTGlobal Media: • FIAAP Animal Nutrition
Conference 2017• Aquafeed Horizons Europe 2017• AEBIOM International Pellet
Conference 2017• Petfood Forum Europe 2017• GRAPAS & Global Milling
Conference 2017• VICTAM Feed Processing
Conference 2017.
Business matchmakingThe matchmaking program consisted ofa combination of an online tool, whichallowed exhibitors and visitors to plantheir appointments very efficiently togetherwith a personal approach by Victammatchmaking consultants before andduring the event. It added between 10-20% meetings to everyone’s schedule.
VICTAM News RoomAnother new feature that was introducedduring this event was the VICTAM NewsRoom. Speakers, visitors and exhibitorswere interviewed about their expertise. The news crew also made running
reports about the events through Victam’ssocial media channels. To catch animpression of the event and watch all theinterviews you can go to our YouTubechannel: Victam International. FVG Select is an additional event to the
large exhibitions and conferences in
Cologne and Bangkok. The businessmatchmaking program and the NewsRoom will also be introduced duringVICTAM Asia 2018 and VICTAMInternational 2019.
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post-show report
Geographical breakdown of visitors
North,Central
andSouth
America6,2% Africa
1.7%
Asia10,6%
Other10,3%
Europe71,2%
FVG Select, the new event by Victam International BV,
took place from June 13-14, 2017 at KoelnMesse
exhibition center East. The focus of FVG Select was
networking, business match-making and gathering new
industry knowledge. This makes FVG Select very
different from the large exhibitions VICTAM International
and VICTAM Asia and a valuable addition to the Victam
Portfolio.
The core of FVG Select was an extensive conference
and business matchmaking program attended by 40%of all attendees. The conferences were organized in
collaboration with our partners AEBIOM, Aquafeed.com,
IFF & Wageningen University, Perendale Publishers Ltd.
and WATT Global Media. The Industry Expo only allowed
for a limited number of companies (55) to present
themselves (versus the 250-350 exhibitors attending
VICTAM Asia or VICTAM International).
Two new features were introduced during FVG Select:
the business matchmaking program and the VICTAM
News Room. The business matchmaking program added
around 15% extra meetings to everyone’s schedule. It
was a combination of an online tool and personal support
by the Victam matchmaking consultants.
The platform was visited 3.208 times, collecting 5.276profile views. It allowed exhibitors and visitors to plan
their appointments prior to the event in a very efficient
way which resulted in over 80% of all the meetings
being rated as highly satisfied.
The other new feature was the VICTAM News Room.
Speakers, visitors and exhibitors were interviewed about
their expertise. The news crew also made running reports
about the events through Victam’s social media channels
resulting in >1.500 views. To catch an impression of the
event and watch all the interviews you can go to our
Victam International channel on YouTube.
The profile of the 55 exhibitors in the industry expo was
very diverse. They represented 17 different countries,
70% are based in Europe and 30% in the rest of the
world. 57% of the exhibitors stated that they would
participate in the next edition of FVG Select. You can
view the exhibitor list on page 8.
The event was attended by 926 unique attendees from
56 different countries, paying 1.227 visits over 2 days.
This was far above the expected 750 attendees and
1.000 visits (their geographical breakdown is shown on
the map below). 78% of the visitors were decision
makers or influencers in the purchasing process. 21,9%of the visitors came from (among others) the animal feed
industry, 18,9% from the pet food industry and 10,5%from the aqua feed industry. The main reason for visiting
this event was networking, visiting specific companies,
staying in touch with suppliers and meeting new
suppliers. 68% of the visitors stated that they would
attend the next edition of FVG Select.
post-show report
Sectors of interest to the visitorsThe total of these percentages is over 100% as a number of visitors expressed an interest in more than one sector.
Main business activities of visitors %
Animal feed industry 21,9
Pet food industry 18,9
Aqua feed industry 10,5
Integrators 17,9
Rice & Flour industries 14,1
Biomass 3,2
Others 13,5
(Universities,Chambers of Commerce,Government, Media and unspecified)Total 100
Job functions of visitors %CEO, Director 49,9
Management 17,5
Nutritionist 7,0
Other 25,6
Total 100
Influencers in the purchasing process %Final decision maker 20
Co-decision maker 35
Advisor/influencer 23
Not involved 22
Total 100
Aqua feed
Technology
Pet food
Technology
Feed
Ingredients
Feed
Production
Technology
Storage &
Handling
Rice, Flour,
Grain & Raw
Materials
Processing
Biomass
Technology
Other
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Some visitor quotes:“It’s the perfect wayfor increasing yournetworking”“Interesting sessions,and this matchingmeeting is a goodidea”
Some exhibitorquotes:“I’m overall satisfiedwith the FVG Select.I will for sureparticipate at thenext FVG” “Very well organized -so a good experience”
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22,9
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Your Ingredients for Success!
Supporting conferences of FVG Select 2017•Aquafeed Horizons Europe 2017
•Petfood Forum Europe 2017
•FIAAP Animal Nutrition
Conference 2017
•VICTAM Feed Processing
Conference 2017
•GRAPAS & Global Milling
Conference 2017
•AEBIOM International Pellet
Conference 2017
Exhibitors at FVG Select 2017Actemium
AERES Training Centre International
Aerox BV
Ag Growth International
Bastak Food Machine Medical Co.
BÜCHI Labortechnik GmbH
Bühler Group AG
Cetec Industrie
Concetti S.p.A.
CPM Europe BV
Dinnissen BV
DMN-Westinghouse
dol-sensors
DSL Systems Ltd
E.S.E. & INTEC
Extru-Tech
FAMSUN (Muyang Holdings Co.,Ltd)
Farmet a.s.
Ferraz Maquinas e Engenharia Ltda
Forberg International AS
Format Solutions Ltd
FP Engineering Ltd – FP Spomax SA
F.H. Schule Muehlenbau GmbH
Fundiciones Balaguer SA
Goudsmit Magnetics Group
Hydronix Ltd
Insta-Pro International
Interjute
Jesma Vejeteknik A/S
Amandus Kahl GmbH & Co. KG
KSE Process Technology
Laidig Systems, Inc.
Laurent Bellec
Milling & Grain / International Aquafeed
MORILLON
Munch-Edelstahl GmbH
Neuero Industrietechnik
Perten Instruments
Promtek Limited
Rotex Europe
Schenck Process
Simatek Bulk Systems A/S
STIF
Sukup
Sun Magnetic Sys-Tech Co. Ltd
Symach Bag Filling & Palletizers
Symaga S.A.
TEWS Elektronik GmbH & Co.KG
Tietjen Verfahrenstechnik GmbH
Uniqair Technologies Ltd
Van Aarsen International
Van Mourik Group
Vibrafloor
Victam International B.V.
Virtual Factory Tour
Virtual Reality Room
Vortex Global
WATT Global Media
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.
Yemmak A.S.
Organised byVictam International BVPO Box 197, 3860 AD, Nijkerk,
The Netherlands
Tel: ++31 33 246 4404
Fax: ++31 33 246 4706
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.victam.com
Upcoming events
VICTAM Asia 201827 – 29 March 2018
BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand
VICTAM International 201912 – 14 June 2019
Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany
Some quotes on the matchmakingprogram:“The matchmakingbooth system is agreat idea, allowingthose without boothsto schedule meetingsand have a positivebusiness environmentto meet”
“I found theopportunity toarrange anappointment withvisitors andexhibitors through awebsite very useful.I would welcomethis opportunity atevery similar event”
93% of theparticipants ratedthe businessmatchmakingprogram to begood to excellent*
*Source: onsite survey among participants
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Asia’s largest dedicatedfeed & grain show returnsto Bangkok in 2018VICTAM Asia 2018 will be organised from March 27 – 29, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.The exhibition and conferences will be held once again at the Bangkok InternationalTrade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
VICTAM Asia is firmly established as theevent dedicated to the animal feedprocessing, grain processing, ingredients &additives, aqua feed and pet food industrieswithin Asia. The last edition in 2016 wassold out. You can read all about the facts& figures of VICTAM Asia 2016 on theevent’s website: www.victam-asia.com. Victam International BV expects that the2018 edition will sell out again. The VICTAM exhibitions display the latest
technology, ingredients and additivesavailable to manufacture and process feedfor animals, pets and aquatics, togetherwith a wide range of necessary ancillaryequipment – silos, conveyors, bagging,elevators, etc. The exhibitions alsoshowpiece the newest equipment for grain,rice and flour milling. Co-located with VICTAM Asia are a series
of high quality industry conferences:Petfood Forum Asia 2018, AquafeedHorizons Asia 2018, FIAAP Animal NutritionConference Asia 2018, GRAPAS & GlobalMilling Conference Asia 2018, ProagricaFeed Efficiency Conference and a seminarby GMP+. Exhibitors will also be given theopportunity to present technical seminars.More details about the conferences andseminars can be found on our website.
New features at VICTAM Asia 2018include a business matchmaking programand the VICTAM News Room. Thematchmaking program focusses on highquality meetings and will consist of acombination of an online tool, which allowsexhibitors and visitors to plan theirappointments very efficiently and apersonal approach by our matchmakingconsultants. They will help exhibitors andvisitors get the most out of the programand will support them in finding their match. The other new feature is the VICTAM
News Room. The VICTAM News Room willreport semi-live from the show floor toallow those that can’t attend to be part ofthe action. Furthermore, speakers, visitorsand exhibitors will be interviewed abouttheir expertise and the news crew will makerunning reports about the event throughVictam’s social media channels. We are proud to have the support of the
following organisations:• Thai Feed Mill Association• The Feedstuff Users Promotion
Association• The Animal Husbandry Association
of Thailand• Thailand Convention
& Exhibition Bureau
Confe
rences
Conference schedule at a glance
Tuesday, March 27, 2018• Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2018• FIAAP Animal Nutrition Conference
Asia 2018• GRAPAS and Global Milling
Conference Asia 2018• Technical seminars
Wednesday, March 28, 2018• Petfood Forum Asia 2018• Proagrica Feed Efficiency
Conference Asia 2018• GMP+ seminar• Technical seminars
Thursday, March 29, 2018• Technical seminars Schedule is tentative to change
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Petfood Forum Asia 2018:Innovation for dynamic pet food marketsPet food industry expertswill address the latestresearch and key topics forthese fast-growing pet foodmarkets.
Most pet food markets in Asia are growingby double digits annually, thanks to overalleconomic and income growth and theincreasing numbers of pet owners feedingcommercial, packaged pet food.Professionals in these markets can learninformation and tips for taking advantageof this growth during Petfood Forum Asia2018, scheduled for 28 March.Co-located again with VICTAM Asia 2018
at the Bangkok International Trade andExhibition Centre, Petfood Forum Asia willfeature industry experts addressing how tobuild an online community to better marketand sell pet food via ecommerce, plusproviding information on novel andfunctional pet food ingredients, pet foodprocessing innovations and savings, andother key topics.
Fast-growing pet food marketsOverall, the Asia-Pacific region is growingabout 6 percent a year in pet care sales (allpet products), according to EuromonitorInternational. Japan is by far the largestmarket in the region, accounting for morethan half of Asia’s US$9.8 million dollars inpet care sales.Yet Japan is experiencing no growth,
while other Asia-Pacific markets are risingby double digits, particularly in pet foodsales. China, for example, has reachedabout US$1.5 billion, according to GfK,and is experiencing at least 14 percentgrowth annually. Online pet food sales inChina are especially robust, growing over40 percent a year.Though other markets in Asia are small
(less than US$1 billion annually in pet caresales), they are seeing annual growthranging from 10 percent in the Philippinesto more than 26 percent in India. Alsoregistering double-digit sales increases areThailand (13.7 percent) and Indonesia (14percent), with Hong Kong, South Korea,
Taiwan and Malaysia following and enjoyingstill healthy growth rates of 8.8, 7.6, 7.6and 6.2 percent, respectively. If you isolate pet food sales, the growth is
often even more robust. For example,Euromonitor projects that economy-priceddry pet food in Korea will grow at 15percent or more annually through 2022.And as in China, ecommerce is a strongretail channel in Korea, accounting for 30percent of pet food sales, second only togrocery stores at 35 percent.
Petfood Forum Asia 2018 updatesPetfood Forum Asia 2018 will highlightsimilar data and insights about the Asia-Pacific region. Information on specific topicsand speakers will be available soon atwww.PetfoodForumEvents.com/Asia/.Bookmark the website to also learn aboutearly-bird registration savings, the agendaand more.
Above: Petfood Forum Asia 2018 will drawpet food professionals from throughoutAsia and around the world.
Below: Mariko Takemura of EuromonitorInternational presented information aboutAsian pet food markets during PetfoodForum Asia 2016.
Spotlight on Asia pet food marketsSouth Korea: www.PetfoodIndustry.com/articles/6638China: www.PetfoodIndustry.com/articles/5995Philippines: www.PetfoodIndustry.com/articles/6679
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This year the GRAPAS conference fell aspart of the FVG Select on June 13, 2017 inKöln, Germany. The focus was on “FlourMilling and Grain Processing” and wasorganised by Perendale Publishers Limited.Close to a thousand visitors came
through the doors of the KoelnMesseexhibition center, representing 59 countriesand almost every continent. This eventshowcased products such as ancillaryequipment found within mills, with its maincoverage on specialist systems andtechnology used within feed, flour and to alesser extent rice mills, together withadditional exhibits around grain storage,preservation and transportation etc.Meanwhile, VICTAM Asia is firmly
established as the event dedicated to theanimal feed processing, grain processing,ingredients and additives, aqua feeds andpetfood industries throughout Asia andbeyond. The last edition was sold out.VICTAM in Europe will follow on from
VICTAM Asia in 2019, it will be held fromJune 12 – 14, 2019 in Köln, Germany.‘GRAPAS and Global Milling Conference’will be held during each one of theseVictam events; VICTAM Asia (Thailand),VICTAM (Germany) and FVG Select(Europe).
A typical line-upSpeakers and talks at the most recentconference with several of the topics to bere-visited in Victam Asia included:• Ensuring food safety in the milling process
Thomas Ziolko, Product Manager Industrial Milling, Bühler Switzerland
• Quality evaluation of UK milling wheat –Martin, Whitworth, Principle Scientist, Production and Processing, Campden BRI, UK
• GRANoFLAKES: A new approach for the production of high quality extruded cornflakes – Julie Prost, Process Engineer, Clextral
• Mechanisms of structure formation in baked products – Martin Whitworth, Principle Scientist, Production and Processing, Campden BRI, UK
• Rice milling: The role of extrusion technology in the milling industry – ThomasLandert, Vice-President International Sales, Wenger Manufacturing, USA
• Training the millers: Are we providing enough trained mill leaders? – Alexander Waugh, Director, nabim UK
• The future importance of lesser known grains to global milling – Clifford Spencer, Chairman, Milling4Life CIO, UK
• Present situation and development of
Chinese roller machining technology – Professor Wenbin We, Head of the Institute of Grain Machinery, University of Henan, China
• Internet of things: Sensors and online measurements for milling – Nicholas Trounce, Head Product Management Industrial Milling, Bühler Switzerland
• Bring back neglected cereals: From ancient grains to superfoods – Professor Dr Thomas Miedaner, Research Scientist, Dr Friedrich Longin, Research Scientist
Selected by name and by topic, there werea limited number visitors to the GRAPASand Global Milling Conference 2017, how-ever the social media promotion attractedover 1700 additional participants as it waslive-streamed to industry followers.FVG Select 2017 itself saw 55 exhibitors
present to the industry. The focus of thetwo-day event was networking, businessmatchmaking and gathering new industryknowledge; this was facilitated through sixone-day extensive conferences such asthe GRAPAS event.The matchmaking programme, an
innovation adopted by Victam theorganiser of FVG Select, enabled exhibitorsand visitors alike the ability to plan theirappointments efficiently and provide apersonal approach with an online toolsupported by Victam matchmakingconsultants, before and during the event –adding between 10-20 percent moremeetings to everyone’s schedules.It was a feature that went down very well
with those who attended and will bemaking a return during Victam Asia 2018and Victam 2019 in Germany, along withthe ‘News Room’ feature. The ‘News Room’ was where speakers,
visitors and exhibitors were interviewedabout their expertise. News crew alsomade running reports about the eventsthrough Victam’s social media channels.With the successes of the 2017 meeting,
creating waves throughout the industry,readers should stay tuned for upcomingdetails and speaker programme for theevent in Thailand. Aside from the beautifulsetting – this is one conference you won’twant to miss.
GRAPAS Asia 2018 conference: Bigger, brighter, better
Following the success of the ‘GRAPAS and Global Milling Conference 2017’ held duringthe recent FVG Select gathering in Köln, Germany, this highly-anticipated event will beback next year in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 27, 2018 the first day of VICTAM Asia.
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Aqauafeed Horizons Asia 2018:Opportunities and challengesabound in aquafeed sector
Aquaculture continues to establish itself asby far the fastest growing feed sector. Aswith all feed industries, it is the cornerstoneof livestock production – in this case,aquatic livestock. While the aquafeedindustry’s expertise helps drive aquaculturegrowth, the growth of aquaculture is in turndriving the development of aquafeeds. Thelure of this fast expanding market and theopportunity to sell feed at many timeshigher prices than feed for pigs, chicken orruminants draws many to consider thesector, however, the complexities shouldnot be underestimated.Aquaculture is comprised of established
species, such as carps, salmon, shrimpand tilapia, catfish, seabass and bream,where the nutrient requirements andfeeding habits are relatively wellunderstood. Then there is a following waveof emerging species, such as cobia, tunaand grouper, where the development ofoptimal feeds is still ongoing – and literallyhundreds more species that we are onlyjust beginning to understand. A case inpoint is cleaner fish feed: Lumpfish(Cyclopterus lumpus) and ballan wrasse(Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767) are thenew biological weapons against sea licethat are the plague of salmon cages. Evenwith the more establish species, definingthe nutrient requirements of early lifestageand broodstock animals is a challenge.
Trends and influencesAquafeed, in common with the rest of thefeed industry, is subject to the requirementto produce sustainable and environmentallysound feeds. Carbon footprint, waterusage, emissions and all the otherconsiderations all too familiar sounding toanyone involved with feed are important,along with factors unique to aquaculture,such as non-water polluting pellets. Butwhat we see driving development most isthe replacement of fishmeal and oil withalternatives. Of course, for most species,fish is the ideal and most natural food, soreplacement raises many challenges for
these sensitive animals in terms ofdigestibility and nutrition, as well as fleshquality. While some companies aspire toreplace fishmeal completely, or to utilizefish by-catch and by-products instead ofcaught fish, others have focused onimproving the Fish In Fish Out (FIFO) ratio.The trend is seen in companies of all sizes
but the research capabilities of the biggestcompanies allow for some of the mostinteresting developments. BioMar Group,for example now boasts a FIFO ratio ofbelow 1, in alignment with UN SustainableDevelopment Goals. BioMar has over
The aquaculture feed industry continues to grow – in volume, in variety and insophistication, as it scrambles to meet the demands of the world’s fish, shrimp andshellfish farmers. By Suzi Dominy, Publisher, Aquafeed.com
several years aimed to take the lead inresearching alternative materials for fish oiland fishmeal including plant proteins andmarine ingredients like micro algae. Newalternative raw materials as well as highprices of fish oil and fishmeal in 2016 madeit possible to formulate price competitive,high performance feed with a low FIFOratioThe company has also partnered withAker BioMarine in the sustainable harvest-ing of krill from the lower trophic levels.The move away from fishmeal is not
confined to Europe and Scandinavia:Thailand’s agrifood giant CharoenPokphand Foods PLC (CPF) announced itis moving forward in collaboration withvarious organizations to reduce the fishmealratio in aquaculture feed production to nomore than 5%. The company has shiftedproduction from black tiger shrimp(P.Monodon) to White Leg shrimp(P.Vannamei), which has a lower protein ��
Above: The cleaner fish (Ballan Wrasseand Lumpfish/Lumpsuckers) are beingproduced in some 30 facilities in Norwayand beyond and are working eating lice inthe salmon cages very effectively. In 2016Norway alone needed approximately50,000,000 cleaner fish.
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�� requirement, allowing the fishmealportion in shrimp feed production to fall from35% in the past 20 years to 7% at present.CPF generally sources its fishmeal for thecompany’s shrimp farms from by-productsof processing plants like surimi, cannedtuna and fish ball plants; and by-catch,which is subjected to the sustainability andtraceability rules under the InternationalFishmeal and Fish Oil Organization’sResponsible Supply Chain of Custody (IFFORS COC) which are certified by the IFFO.Researchers at Nutreco’s aquafeed
division, Skretting Aquaculture ResearchCentre, have been actively investigatingalternative raw materials for many years.N3, a salmonid diet that utilizes a newmarine algae oil, was recently launched andwill be available globally in 2019. Jointlyproduced by DSM and Evonik, the naturalalgae oil incorporated in N3 contains highlevels of EPA and DHA.
New targeted feedsThere has been a slew of new feedproducts during the summer. Skretting’sN3 launch comes hot on the heels of itsPrime and Express, a duo of salmon feedsdesigned for faster and more efficientdigestive break down and processing. Thetwo distinct products are tailored to thephysiological requirements of the fish atdifferent life stages. Prime prepares the fish,building a solid foundation to support fast,high-quality growth. Express builds on theframework created by Prime, maximizingthe speed of growth by enabling the fish tofully utilize the potential in the feed. Thismeans that the feed can go through thedigestive process much faster. Good growth in the first phase in
seawater should support the recruitment ofnew muscle fibres and a healthy bonedeposition. In the later seawater phase thatleads to harvest, growth occurs primarily byenlargement of the existing muscle fibresand by deposition of fat. Growth at this final
stage is only as good as the foundationlaid down in the first phase. Grower feedstypically contain high levels of fat. Salmonwill digest and absorb this fat and depositit in the fillet. However, processing a high-fat feed can be challenging to the fish’sdigestive system. Express is designed toenable salmon to take up the fat from thefeed more proficiently. Validation trialsconducted with Express showed that itsignificantly reduced the accumulation offat in the intestinal cells, suggesting a farmore effective absorption of fat.
Specialized RAS feedEWOS has produced a feed specifically forthe increasing number of land-basedrecirculating aquaculture systems. The newholistic salmon feed has been developedspecifically to deliver optimum RASoperational results through targeted feeddesign and optimal fish performance.Rearing salmonids in RAS facilities is a
high technology business. EWOS identifiedthe needs for a specialized feed to meetthe challenges of suspended solidsremoval and disposal, fecal stability, andtotal ammonia nitrogen (TAN) build up inthe water. The EWOS CLEAR product isbased on a model that combines RASengineering, nutrient mass balance andbioenergetics and thus takes a holisticapproach. The focus on designing the feedwas threefold: macronutrient balance(digestible protein and digestible energy);digestibility of the raw materials andphysical quality of the feed. Initialdevelopment started with trials measuringa wide range of relevant parametersincluding feed digestibility, fecal stability
and fish health (histological appearance ofgastro intestinal tracts). Field trials weresubsequently held at one of the largestcommercial RAS facilities in Norway toconfirm freshwater feed that meets theneeds of the fish and also the requirementsof the RAS operations. EWOS claims thefeed allows for more fish to be producedwithin the same facilities, thus makingbetter use of the RAS.
Feed for healthAller Aqua Norway has carried outpromising trials with rainbow trout usingtheir new Aller Active feed, which hasadded organic minerals to strengthenoverall fish health. The trial, focused on thefeed’s impact on skin and mucus layer, aswell as the overall health and quality of thefish. The fish and a control group were fedAller Active and another Aller Aqua feed,respectively. The trials showed that the fishresistance to disease and lice, as well asmucus layer, increased significantly whenfed the new feed. It aids in better utilizationof nutrients, proteins, minerals, and oilsand the fish mucus layer is thickened. At Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2018, to be
held once again in association with VictamInternational, the utilization of fishmealreplacements and their impacts onprocessing and feed formulation along withother advances will be an important focus.The 11th in Aquafeed.com’s internationaltechnical conference series will take placeMarch 27, 2018, the first day of VICTAMAsia 2018, at the BITEC Bangkok. More information can be found at
http:/feedconferences.com andregistration will be available in January.
The nutrient requirement of many catfishbroodstock, such as these freshwaterbutter fish, Ompok pabda, popular inSouth Asia, are still poorly understood.
Marine Harvest ASA is one of the largest seafood companies in the world, and the world’slargest producer of Atlantic salmon with a harvest of 381,000 tonnes of fish in 2016. It isnow building its own feedmills. The Marine Harvest feed plant on the Bjugn peninsula inNorway is producing salmon feed with 10% of fish meal inclusion.
About the authorSuzi Dominy is the founder and publisher of Aquafeed.com. She brings uniqueinsight and depth of experience, gained over three decades in professionalfeed industry journalism and publishing. She can be contacted [email protected]
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The theme of the 2018 edition of theFIAAP Animal Nutrition Conference willcenter around strategies feed producersand nutritionists can implement to improveanimal performance in the face of changingregulations and production demands, e.g.antibiotic-free production.The one-day event’s focus aligns with
WATT Global Media’s January 2018 launchof Feed Strategy magazine. FeedStrategy’s mission is to be the animal feedprocessing resource for navigating today’sconsumer-drivenprotein production.The focus of FeedStrategy will encompass animal feedsolutions for a growing world with quicklychanging consumer needs.Keeping in line with previous editions of
the FIAAP conference, the 9th edition willfocus heavily on the latest innovations andresearch in animal feed ingredients andadditives.In addition to gaining added perspective
on the issues shaping the global animal
feed industry, attendees will have theopportunity to network with the panel ofexpert speakers and fellow feed industryprofessionals across the poultry, dairy andswine industries.The speaker agenda will be announced in
early 2018.Co-located again with VICTAM Asia 2018
at the Bangkok International Trade andExhibition Center (BITEC), the FIAAPAnimal Nutrition Conference will be heldMarch 27, 2018, in Bangkok, Thailand.
About FIAAP Animal NutritionConferenceFIAAP Animal Nutrition exhibitions andconferences cover the ingredients andadditives used within the formulation ofanimal feeds. The conference is geared toward the
interests of nutritionists, veterinarians, feedproducers, formulators and industryconsultants. For more information, please visit
www.FIAAP-Conferences.com.
2018 FIAAP Animal NutritionConference highlightsstrategies for adapting toevolving feed industryNinth edition of event offersexclusive insight into howfeed industry stakeholderscan improve animalperformance, health.
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Proagrica, publisher of the global brand All About Feed will host the Feed EfficiencyConference. This event will focus on howto achieve an improved level of feedefficiency. Speakers will delve deeper innew approaches and translate them to
feed processing and formulationprofessionals. Also, a keynote address,focusing on the increasing availability of bigdata in agriculture and raw material supplywill be organised by Proagrica at theopening of the VICTAM Asia 2018.
For more information on how to becomepart of the conference and sponsor one ofthe presentations, contact us [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you at our
booth at VICTAM Asia and at our events.
Exhibitors will have the opportunity to give presentationsduring a technical seminar. Technical seminars will be given onall three show days (March 27 – 29, 2018) between 10:30 and
17:30 on the first two days and 10:30 – 15:30 on the last day.During these seminars you will be able to receive moreinformation on specific products of one of our exhibitors.
Proagrica Feed EfficiencyConference Asia 2018: Focuson feed data at VICTAM AsiaProagrica, a global division of Reed Business Information, specialising in the agricultureindustry, will have an even bigger presence at VICTAM Asia than ever before.
Technical seminars
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Matchmaking at VICTAM Asia 2018Meeting the right companies and peopleand having relevant meetings is yournumber one priority during an event. Successfully introduced during FVG
Select, Victam International BV willimplement the business matchmakingprogram at VICTAM Asia 2018 from 27 –29 March in Bangkok. There are many ways you will benefit from
making use of this program:• Find companies to buy or sell your
services and products to• Locate investment opportunities in your
fields of interest• Form lucrative partnerships and
collaborations for business• Broaden your personal network to
advance your careerThe business matchmaking is designed forboth exhibitors and visitors. The program isan easy-to-use online technology platform
called JUBLIA. The tool allows you toreview profiles and schedule meetings withattendees who interest you before theevent. Combined with a personalisedservice from our business matchmakingconsultants, it will help you maximize yournetworking opportunities.We will open up the tool six weeks before
the event, in February 2018.
VICTAM News Room Another new feature that will be introducedduring VICTAM Asia is the VICTAM NewsRoom. Speakers, visitors and exhibitorswill be interviewed about their expertise.The news crew will also make runningreports about the event through Victam’ssocial media channels. To catch an impression of what to expect
you can watch all the interviews andmovies from FVG Select on our YouTubechannel: Victam International.
Two exciting new featuresto be introduced at VICTAM Asia 2018VICTAM Asia 2018 willsee two new featuresintroduced: a businessmatchmaking program andthe VICTAM News Room.
The business matchmaking program(above) and the News Room (below) bothproved to be very popular features at FVG Select 2017.
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Practical information Bangkok is the political, economic, cultural, culinary, and spiritual capital of Thailand, andfeatures both old-world charm and modern convenience.
Visitors who travel to Bangkok can beoverwhelmed by the sheer size of the cityand the vast number of attractions Bangkokhas to offer. Indeed there is a wide variety ofBangkok sightseeing opportunitiesspanning more than two centuries of rapiddevelopment following the city’s founding in1782 by King Rama I, the first king of thepresent Chakri dynasty. Since that auspicious date, Bangkok has
swelled to a cosmopolitan, 21st century cityof more than ten million inhabitants. Whilstthe immensity of the city and its bustlingstreets can be intimidating at first, thosewho spend some time in Bangkok arequickly enamoured by the myriad ofattractions it contains, from exotic temples,which underscore Thailand’s strongBuddhist history, to modern shopping malls. Try to visit Thailand’s Grand Palace,
arguably the premier Bangkok sightseeing
attraction. Situated in the heart ofBangkok’s Rattanakosin Island, thegleaming spires of the Grand Palace areconveniently located nearby Bangkok’smost spectacular temples, including theTemple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat PhraKaeo), the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun), andWat Pho. These iconic destinations are topattractions to all visitors who travel toBangkok looking to appreciate Thailand’sunique cultural traditions. When you travel around Bangkok, a cruise
on the Chao Phraya, a visit to a floatingmarket, or an exploration of the cities ‘backalley’ canals (khlongs) are themselvesunique attractions. Other historical andcultural Bangkok sightseeing ‘must sees’include the National Museum, VimanmekMansion, and Suan Pakkad Palace, all ofwhich either house fine art or are nationaltreasures in their own right.
Key tips• Beware of scams involving tuk tuks, gemshops, and tailors, particularly aroundpopular tourist attractions. Remember,there is no such thing as a free ride. It’sbetter to flag down taxis that are alreadydriving (the red light means empty); thesewill generally use the meter while parkedtaxis typically ask for higher fixed fares orwill take you for the proverbial ‘ride’.• Be aware of the possibility of credit cardfraud. Don’t lose sight of your card duringtransactions. • Be on your guard against pickpocketsand bag snatchers. Foreign visitors havehad items snatched by thieves onmotorbikes when walking along busystreets or travelling in open transport liketuk tuks.• If you travel by bus, make sure cash andvaluables you have are kept securely. There
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for VICTAM Asia 2018Flight duration times from majorAsia/Pacific cities (approximate timings)
Beijing 5.25 hoursChristchurch 11.75 hoursDhaka 2.50 hoursHanoi 2.00 hoursHong Kong 2.75 hoursJakarta 3.50 hoursKuala Lumpur 2.25 hoursManila 3.25 hoursMumbai 4.75 hoursNew Delhi 4.50 hoursPhnom Penh 1.25 hoursRangoon 1.50 hoursSaigon 2.00 hoursSeoul 5.75 hoursShanghai 4.50 hoursSingapore 2.25 hoursSydney 9.00 hoursTaipei 4.00 hoursTokyo 5.50 hoursVientiane 2.00 hours
have also been incidents where passengershave had items taken from bags whileasleep. • If you need emergency medicalassistance during your trip, dial 1669 andask for an ambulance. You should contactyour insurance/medical assistancecompany promptly if you are referred to amedical facility for treatment. • You should also take mosquito biteavoidance measures.
The venueVICTAM Asia 2018 takes place at theBangkok International Trade and ExhibitionCentre (BITEC). BITEC has its own stationat Bangna on the efficient Skytrain system.This enables fast, air-conditioned andcheap travel to the exhibition halls.
Entrance ticketThe entrance ticket for the exhibition isfree of charge. We do encourage you toregister online to avoid a queue onsite. Aseparate fee may be charged for the
conferences. Visitor registration will open inJanuary 2018.
Accommodation and travelBangkok offers a wide range of hotels tosuit your budget requirements. A numberof local hotels have been selected toaccommodate visitors and conferencedelegates. These hotels will be offeringspecial accommodation rates and are inthe bustling downtown area of Bangkok.Bangkok’s international airport,
Suvarnabhumi airport, is served by themajor airlines, with frequent flights from allover the world, and especially its Asianneighbours (see table, right). If you require a visa, we advise you to
arrange this early to avoid disappointment.
Further informationFor hotel reservations, further (visa)information and a map of Bangkok, visitour website at www.victam-asia.com.Click on the button ‘practical information’at the top of the page.
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Antibiotic-free animal feed Fifty-seven percent of respondents report more than half of their company’s production is antibiotic free. By Jackie Roembke, editor of Feed Management and Feed International.
The 2017 WATT Nutrition & FeedSurvey reveals growing trend forantibiotic-free animal feed production. Find out how the animal feed industry
is using additives to replace antibioticgrowth promoters.
Driven by globalization, regulation, socialresponsibility and consumer demand, whatwas once perhaps characterized as aregional issue – the move to reduce anti-biotics from livestock production – continuesto gain traction around the world. The shifthas left many animal feed producers andformulators looking for feed additive solutionsas the key to developing effective antibioticreplacement and elimination strategies,report respondents to WATT GlobalMedia’s 2017 Nutrition & Feed survey.The annual survey was conducted in early
2017 and includes the feedback of 364participants from around the world:• Latin America, 32 percent• United States/Canada, 18 percent• Asia/Pacific, 17 percent• Europe, 15 percent• Africa, 14 percent• Middle East, 4 percentMore than half of participants were
nutritionists, consultants and veterinarians,with the remaining portion of respondeescomprised of operators, marketers andadministrators.
Animal feed profitability outlook,challengesFor seven years, survey respondents havebeen asked to gauge the market and offertheir feelings about prospective profitabilityfor the year ahead. In 2017, 38 percent ofparticipants cite negative or deterioratingprofits. In contrast, 40 percent of 2016respondents reported improving profitability;this year, the number hovered around 31 percent.Taking a closer to look to identify what
may have spurred this trend, 80 percent ofrespondents strongly feel the cost of grainand/or exchange rate fluctuations was thetop challenge facing their business.Sixty-seven percent fear the effect of
mycotoxins and other anti-nutritionalfactors on their 2017 profitability. Fifty-eightpercent identified tight or deterioratingmargins as their next major concern.High energy costs related to feed transport
and feed mill operations (57 percent) andthe cost of feed additives (56 percent) werealso noted as major concerns.
Most survey respondents cited increasingrestrictions on antibiotic use as being thegreatest challenge to their feedingprograms. WATT Global Media
Antibiotic-free production surgesA sizable group of respondents feel theelimination of antibiotics due to regulationor consumer pressure (84 percent) willpose varying degrees of difficulty in 2017.Thirty-five percent of respondents areconcerned about how – and if – they will beable to over-come the production lossesafter removing antibiotic growth promoters(AGPs).
Regarding rising costs, 42 percent ofrespondents feel antibiotic-free productionwill be the single greatest challenge to theirfeeding program. Slow-growing broilers(27 percent) and cage-free egg production(22 percent) also will cause problems, notesurvey participants.
In 2017, 43 percent of survey respondentsreport 99 to 50 percent of their productionas antibiotic free; in contrast, only 26percent of 2016 respondents cited such.Perhaps related to this surge, only 11percent of 2017 respondents report thatnone of their production was antibiotic free;in 2016, 20 percent did. WATT Global Media
In the 2017 survey, respondents were less optimistic about their company’s profitabilitycompared with their 2016 outlook. However, an increasing amount feel like it’s businessas usual. WATT Global Media
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production grows worldwideThis year, 14 percent of participants report100 percent antibiotic-free animal feedproduction. Forty-three percent state their antibiotic-
free feed production is somewherebetween 99 and 50 percent. Comparedwith 2016, only 23 percent reportedproduction in this range.Also of interest, in 2016, 20 percent of
respondees said none of their productionwas antibiotic free; in 2017, this numberdropped to 11 percent.
Given the consumer and regulatory climate,70 percent of respondents report theircompany is actively exploring, testing orusing antibiotic replacement feed additives.WATT Global Media
When asked what best reflects theircompany’s nutritional and marketing stancerelated to antibiotic use, 59 percent ofparticipants cite “prudent or judicious use,”37 percent say “antibiotic free” and 16percent tout “no antibiotics ever.”Seventy percent of respondents report
that their company is actively exploring,testing or using feed additives as antibioticreplacements or alternatives. But the moveposes some unique challenges.Forty-four percent of respondents report
that, even if they find suitable feedformulation solutions, the adoption ofproper on-farm management techniques tosupport animal health will be difficult toimplement. They also are concerned aboutthe additional feed additives costs (41percent) and feel they need access to moreresearch and education (37 percent).
Efficacy of feed additives for AGPreplacementOnce the line of questioning became morespecific, 20 percent of participants optedout because they did not have in-depthknowledge of their company’s feedformulations. The remaining 80 percentdelved into the feed additives they have
Survey participants cite the stress of high feed additive costs as being the greatestchallenge to their feed formulation program. However, beyond the feed, respondents fearimplementation of a holistic on-farm management program will pose the greatestchallenge. WATT Global Media
Organic acids, enzymes and probiotics ranked as the most popular feed additives used forAGP replacement. WATT Global Media
Most respondents report having experienced the best results from probiotics (50 percent)and organic acids (49 percent). Availability and experience may sway these numbers. Forexample, nearly one-fifth of respondents “don’t know” about the efficacy of phytogenics/essential oils (19 percent) or prebiotics (17 percent) WATT Global Media
been using to eliminate or reduce antibioticusage and their effects.Probiotics were the most popular (46
percent) animal feed additive for replacingAGPs. Organic acids (43 percent) andenzymes (42 percent) also ranked ��
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Nutrition & Feed Survey at a glanceThe editors of WATT PoultryUSA,Industria Avicola, Poultry Internationaland Feed International surveyed 364people producing and using poultry feedworldwide. The survey sought to definethe feeding and external trends shapingthese businesses during the past 12months. The survey was conducted inEnglish and Spanish.Participants included:Nutritionists: 27 percentConsultants: 16 percentVeterinarians: 10 percentGeneral administration: 9 percentPoultry farm owner/grower: 9 percentMarketing and sales: 9 percent Live production management: 8 percentFeed mill /plant operations: 5 percentQuality control, purchasing agent,processing management/other: 7 percentResponses from:Latin America: 32 percentUnited States/Canada: 18 percentAsia/Pacific: 17 percentEurope: 15 percentAfrica: 14 percentMiddle East: 4 percentSectors:Feed manufacturing: 18 percentConsultant/veterinarian/nutritionist: 17 percentBroiler production: 17 percentManufacturing/distributing feedadditives: 10 percentEgg production: 9 percentBreeder farm/hatchery: 8 percentPremix manufacturing: 6 percentTurkey/duck production: 6 percentPoultry processing: 2 percentOther: 7 percent
�� high. However, in terms of efficacy,probiotics and organic acids nearly tiedfor effectiveness in attaining the desiredeffects. That’s not to say respondentsknew about or had used the otheradditives types. For example, respondentscited they knew the least about theefficacy of phytogenic feed additives(20 percent) and prebiotics (17 percent).
Additive combinations offersolutionsForty-four percent of survey participantsreport using feed additive combinations toachieve the desired results in their AGPreplacement strategy.According to 30 percent of respondents,
the combination of organic acids andphytogenic feed additives produced thebest synergistic effects. Next, 26 percentreport finding positive effects combiningmedium-chain fatty acids and organic acids.
Forty-four percent of survey respondents report using combinations of feed additives toreplace antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). WATT Global Media
The use of anticoccidial drugs will largely remain the same (60 percent) while the use ofsub-therapeutic antibiotics decreased or were eliminated completely. Across the board,feed additives used to promote animal health will increase in 2017. WATT Global Media
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With more than 40 professional staff andover 17 years of experience, Bastaklaboratory instruments and flour improversmeet all your needs for a completelaboratory solution with its 28 well doneinstruments, and will continue to have itsnew instruments in the near future whichwill be beyond expectation. Bastak is theTurkish export leader in the sector,exporting to more than 65 countriesaround the world. Bastak’s R&D department working day
and night for developing and improvingevery single point of our instruments, weare choosing our spare parts from thehighest quality and most well-knownaround the world. We are ready to promote to valuable
customers our new BASTAK NIRinstrument DA 9000. Some specifications: It can analyse grains
without grinding and also powder productssuch as 20 seconds. The instrument’sprogram already includes different type ofproducts such as wheat and wheat flour. Itis possible to load different grain producttypes in to the program. It can makeprotein, moisture, ash, gluten andsedimentation analysis. There is no need to
use any chemical during the analysis. The NIR DA-9000 measures between the
waves lengths of 908-1694 nm. It isportable and can be used at field orlaboratory. The instrument has a heavyduty rechargeable build-in battery. There isno need to purchase different devices forflour and wheat because it can makeanalyses by replacing only samplecontainer for grain products and powderproducts. It makes data exchange with the
computer by means of 2.0 USB input.The liquid cooling fan system allows theanalysis at the constant temperature.It has 10.1 inch sized and 1280x800 pixelresolution touch-screen. The outsidedimensions of the device are 430x420x410mm and its net weight is 12 kg. Theinstrument is powered by 220 V or it canbe charged and used.
Bastak’s new NIR grain analyser
Digestarom® is the phytogenic product lineof BIOMIN, a world leader in gutperformance management, supported by30 years of research and development. Digestarom® DC – the next generation
product line – contains the latest
proprietary essential oil encapsulationtechnology for performance enhancementand feed conversion. BIOMIN has developed a unique encap-
sulation technology providing essential oilactives in the Biomin® Duplex Capsule.
With a clear, documented mode of actionand an advanced formulation based onthree modules, Digestarom® DC results inimproved palatability, enhanced digestibility,reduced intestinal challenge, better animalproduct quality and improved animal welfare.
BIOMIN Digestarom® DC –The Feed Converter with Biomin®
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CPM Lineator makes it possible to adjustthe rollers towards and away the dieswithout having to stop the pellet mill, andopen the pellet chamber. This way, theLineator makes it possible to start andstop a pellet mill in an efficient way. The accurate positioning of the rollers
during the production process provides thepellet mill operator with the means tomanipulate the pellet quality as required.
By integrating Automatic Remote RollSpeed Measurement (RSM) to Lineator, itallows rolls adjustment automatically baseon the roll speed to make changes beforechoke occur and achieve precise roll gapcontrol for maximum pellet qualitythroughput, minimum energy consumptionand component wear.For further information please visit our
website at www.CPMASIA.com.
CPM ASIA introduces Lineatorand RSM to Pellet Mill
Dinnissen Process Technology, with officesin the Netherlands and Germany, hasrecently set up an office in Indonesia, nearJakarta at Java. Java forms the economic heart of
Indonesia and is part of the plan of thegovernment of Indonesia to makeIndonesia one of the 10 biggest economiesof the world by the year 2025. In general,Asia as a continent has experienced
impressive economic development inrecent years and is therefore a territory ofgreat interest to Dinnissen. It shows a largemarket potential for selling mixers, hammermills and vacuum coaters in variousindustries such as food, feed and pet food.Perry Konings, Commercial Manager of
Dinnissen Process Technology, explains.“With opening the Dinnissen Asia office inIndonesia we take an important step in the
direction of further internationalisation.During our current sales projects, werealised that in order to cover the Asianmarket better we would need to open adedicated office in this part of the world.”Dinnissen expects to even better respondto market specific questions with openingthe Dinnissen Asia office.For more information visit our website:
www.dinnissen.nl.
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Format Solutions offers a class-leading,integrated suite of software products forformulation, manufacturing operations anda range of other nutritional needs. We will be attending VICTAM Asia 2018
following the launch of iNDIGO™, our nextgeneration formulation tool. Come and seehow iNDIGO™ will bring extra value to yourbusiness. In addition the latest release ofPennant Mill Manager™, will be exhibited,along with other solutions.Format Solutions combines deep
expertise in nutrition and formulation, with abroad global reach, serving customers innearly 100 countries. Format Solutions hasa continuing program of innovation andinvestment. The focus is on providing itscustomers with software and services thatkeep pace with a rapidly changing future.
Format Solutions – Expertise innutrition and formulation
With an increasing demand for ourtechnology to measure moisture in the bulksolids and liquids sectors, Hydronix isdelighted to announce the launch of twobrand new microwave moisture sensors.Using our already proven digital technology,our new sensors are manufactured fromfood safe materials and have beendesigned specifically for use in AnimalFeed, Grain, Rice, Nuts and Liquids.
Hydro-Mix HTThe Hydro-Mix HT is a high temperaturesensor that will measure moisture inmaterials that have a process temperatureof up to 120°C. This makes it ideal forinstallation before or after dryers or inmixing systems. Typical applicationsinclude animal feed production, rice andgrain processing or other similarapplications that need to control moisturein high temperature materials.
Hydro-Mix XTThe Hydro-Mix XT is a digital moisturesensor that has measurement modes thatoptimise results in materials such as grain,
rice and other similar materials. This sensorhas an external seal enabling it to beinstalled in dusty or liquid processes orapplications, from 1 Bar Vacuum to 5 Barpressure.Both of our new sensors, unlike other
systems available in the market, comprisea single unit that contains all on-boardfunctionality such as signal processing,smoothing and averaging. These sensorscome with fixing plates that makes themeasy to install flush with the internal wall indrying, ducting, conveying and mixingsystems. All Hydronix sensors are designed for use
in flowing materials with readings beingtaken 25 times per second as the materialpasses across the ceramic sensing face.With Digital Inputs/Output, a choice ofmeasurement modes, free configurationand calibration software and a global salesand support network, Hydronix is alreadythe supplier of choice for many OEMequipment manufacturers, systemintegrators and end-users.Please visit our website for further details:
www.hydronix.com
Hydronix launches 2 new digitalmoisture sensors for Animal Feed,Grain, Rice and Liquids
Top picture: Hydro-Mix HTBottom picture: Hydro-Mix XT
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Multinational feed additives producerNutriad, headquartered in Europe, wasestablished more than 50 years ago.Through organic growth and selectiveacquisitions Nutriad has grown to be aglobal leader in specialty feed additivessolutions for enhancing performanceand promoting health in livestock andaquaculture. Sales managers and technical experts
from Asia and Europe will be availableat the Nutriad booth to provide insightin their product programs – MycotoxinManagement; Palatability; DigestivePerformance; Preservation – researchand applications. At Nutriad, it is believed that it is
possible to drastically reduce the useof antimicrobial growth promoters
(AGPs) in the animal productionsystems through an integral approach.The versatility of Nutriad productsallows feed producers to reduce theuse of antibiotics while ensuring thattheir protection against pathogensremains robust. Nutriad suggests a holistic animal
management approach to reduceantimicrobial resistance (AMR) onanimal and human health, such asappropriate treatment, strict control ofantimicrobial agents, early clinical andmicrobiological diagnosis, andimplementation of strict animalproduction standards. Recently, Nutriad has taken one step
further on the development of botanicalcompounds to improve gut health by
balancing the intestinal microbiota. This new scientific based finding was
introduced at the 5th Symposium onPoultry Intestinal Health (IHSIG2017),organized by the Intestinal HealthScientific Interest Group. More than 400participants gathered in Bangkok todiscuss the most advanced conceptsand techniques in the field of gut health.As a proud silver sponsor of thisindustrial event, Dr. Wei Wang, theTechnical Manager of Nutriad APAC,gave a presentation titled QuorumSensing as a tool to select botanicalcompounds to improve broilerperformance.For more information about the
company and it’s products please visitwww.nutriad.com.
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Through 68 years of experience and beingexclusively involved in feed milling, VanAarsen has built-up a broad knowledgeand wide experience in the compoundfeed industry. With our engineering andproject management capabilities we areable to carry out feasibility studies, todesign and construct feed milling projectsand modernize or extend existinginstallations with a great diversity of highquality innovative machinery.
GD hammer mill with automaticscreen exchange and new feedingdevice. A complete concept ingrindingVan Aarsen machines are developed to liftproduction and lower operational costswith focus on minimizing maintenance andenergy consumption and maximizing feedquality and ease of operation.During the VICTAM Asia 2018 we will
present the GD hammer mill with theautomatic screen exchange and awardedfeeding device. A complete concept forhigh quality and flexible grinding.For more details visit www.aarsen.com.
Right: Van Aarsen Hammer mill with newfeeding device and automated screenexchange.
Van Aarsen – The vital linkto your feed chain
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In her role, Oksana will be responsible forour customers in the German speakingcountries. In the past, this position wasfilled by Wolfgang Meinert, who has nowretired. We thank him for all his efforts forour company for so many years! Victam International BV is not a new
company to Oksana as she has worked asa Victam consultant for the Russianspeaking countries from 2006 and whichshe will continue to do in her new role.Furthermore, she will be responsible for thebusiness matchmaking program and otherbusiness developments. Oksana brings a lot of experience in the
animal feed industry with her. She hasparticipated at the Victam and otheragricultural exhibitions in different countriesfor more than 20 years and she has workedas a Russian agent for Dutch productioncompanies in the feed and agriculturalindustry. She has sold feed and premixequipment, specialised (feed) semi-trailers,but also livestock. She has a Doctorate ofphilosophy in Economics and has alsostudied as an Export Manager and legalRussian / Dutch interpreter. She speaksGerman, English, Russian and Dutch. For details about all that’s happening at
Victam International visit www.victam.com.
Meet & Greet: Business developmentmanager Oksana Titova joins theVictam International BV teamVictam International is pleased to announce that theyhave hired Oksana Titova (pictured right) as their newBusiness Development Manager.
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The board of the Victam Foundation isproud to present two new board members:Ruud Tijssens of Agrifirm and Leo denHartog of Trouw Nutrtion.
Ruud TijssensRuud Tijssens (pictured below) was born inTilburg in 1963. From 1991 until 2001 heworked at the Dutch dairy company Mona.As from 2001 he was General Director atCCL. In 2007/2008 he became directorR&D and CSR of CHV-LBB.After the merger between CHV-LBB and
Agrifirm in 2010, Ruud Tijssens is workingat the Dutch based Agrifirm Group asDirector Corporate Affairs, strategic R&Dand CSR. Since September 2017 he actsas Director Public & Cooperative Affairs. As of 2011 he is Chairman of the
Taskforce Sustainability of FEFAC. Since2012 he is Chairman of a researchconsortium from Dutch Feed Industry,Wageningen UR and the DutchGovernment. From 2013 till June 2017 Mr.Tijssens was appointed President of theEuropean Feed Association FEFAC.
Leo den HartogLeo den Hartog (pictured right) is directorof R&D at Trouw Nutrition and part-timeprofessor in Sustainable Animal Nutrition inProduction Chains at WageningenUniversity. It was from this same universitythat den Hartog graduated in AnimalSciences in 1978, and where he obtainedhis PhD on the relationship betweennutrition and fertility in gilts and sows in1984. In 1989, den Hartog received the
Henneberg Lehmann Award from theUniversity of Göttingen, Germany. In 1999,he accepted an honorary PhD from theUniversity of Kaposvar, Hungary. In 2014,he was given the Molenaar Award from theAnimal Nutrition magazine in theNetherlands and Belgium. This award is
given every two years to a person for his orher contribution to the animal feed andadditive industry. Den Hartog’s extensive experience in
animal production is reflected in over 450scientific and applied articles and sevenbooks as author or co-author. To date, hehas given more than 600 lectures in over 35different countries. He has also been chair-man of Dutch trade missions on behalf ofthe Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and FoodQuality to China, Taiwan, South Korea,Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa.
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Recently I received the sad news, that at the age of 83, Hansvan Vliet had passed away. In the late sixties Hans joined, onbehalf of CPM, the Victam Technical Advisory Board (TAC). Hisgreat knowledge of feed technology was invaluable as was theuseful advice regarding the future and profile of Victamexhibitions. Hans enthusiastically supported the variousconferences that Victam arranged/organized and was alwayson hand to give sound advice regarding the conferenceprogrammes, their subjects and speakers; many of the lattercoming from the extensive network of industry executives thatHans compiled over the years from within the feed industry andthe animal feed institutes worldwide. In 1998 Hans joined the Board of Victam International and only
a year later he became President of the Board and in fact wasthe first President not to come from the feed industry, but froma supplier. Hans was one of the best presidents Victam everhad, he was an excellent chairman at the board meetings, wasdiplomatic, sincere, loyal and a great representative of Victam
at many international events.He was a learned person withgreat interest in culture, thearts and politics. I will alwaysremember him as a friend towhom you could turn to forhelp and advice, as well asbeing a gentleman. He retiredon 1st of July 2002. Untilrecently Hans attended our annual board meetings and he alsovisited our shows in Cologne.
Hans leaves behind his wife Joan, two children and fourgrandchildren. Victam International and the Victam Foundationhave lost a great and inspiring friend.
Henk van de Bunt, Member of the Board of the VictamFoundation, Former President of Victam International, Past General Manager of Victam International
In Memoriam: Hans van Vliet
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SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) is awidely respected higher education institutededicated to producing specialist research,delivering high quality education andproviding comprehensive consultancyservices in the rural sector within the UKand beyond. SRUC’s Monogastric Science Research
Centre (led by Prof. Jos Houdijk) is a focusfor the College’s work on pigs and poultry,in particular bringing together vital researchon nutrition. The most appropriate way of assessing
the nutritional value of feedstuffs, orinterventions affecting the nutritional value,is by feeding either known quantities offeed or digestibility-marker enriched feedto birds or growing pigs.
The gold standard equipment used forsuch assessment of nutritional value is theraised-floor cage, where samples can becollected in the absence of interferencefrom bedding intake.Traditional raised-floor cages no longer
meet UK Home Office requirements.Therefore, SRUC set out to refurbish thisfacility accordingly, which resulted in amobile, modular system that is EU directivecompliant for birds. SRUC is grateful toVICTAM Foundation for sponsoring thisactivity, through which we will continue toserve UK, EU and world-wide feed industrywith robust and much needed up-to-datefeedstuff nutritional value data.
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Home Office compliant metabolism cages for poultry feed evaluation studies
In the feed mill of the Aeres TrainingCentre, the dosing weigher DW2 wasreplaced in the spring of 2017. For this project the financing for the
execution of the “hardware” was alreadyfixed. The hardware in this respect meansthe weighing scale, dosing augers etc. forintegration in the production plant of theAeres Training Centre.It was also necessary to connect this
installation with the existing control systemof the feed mill and with the plantvisualisation. For this connection an orderwas submitted to a contractor, which is
specialised in process automation.VICTAM has financed this investment as
support to the continuation of the feed millof the Aeres Training Centre in order tomaintain the courses and trainingprograms. The students are oftenoperators and nutritionists.On the drawing the new dosing weigher
is showed, complete with dosing augers.The weigher is covered by a transparenthousing in order to give the opportunity tolook at the system during operation.
Picture right: © Aeres Training Centre
Co-financing for adaption control systemdosing weigher at Aeres Training CentreInternational (formerly PTC+)
The VICTAM Foundationdates back to 1964 and wasoriginally founded to organizea trade show for suppliers tothe animal feed and relatedindustries. These became thefamous VICTAM exhibitions.
In due course the foundation widened itsscope of activities to promoting theinternational feed, grain and biomassindustry in general. These activities canadopt various forms, such as theorganization of exhibitions, conferences,student exchanges, publishing, support ofresearch projects and institutes, andcontacts with and support of relevantassociations.
The VICTAM Foundation owns 100% ofthe shares of VICTAM International BV, theorganizers of the VICTAM exhibitions. On the next few pages you can read
about some of the projects the Foundationis involved in. For more information you canalso visit www.victamfoundation.com.
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Dr A.F.B van der Poel, WageningenUniversity & Research, Department ofAnimal Sciences, Animal Nutrition group,Wageningen, The Netherlands
As a result of particle size reduction ofdietary ingredients in the animal feedindustry, it has been established thatanalysing the size of particles is notsufficient to explain differences in thedigestibility or growth performance ofanimals. A better understanding thebreaking behaviour of various feedingredient and the ability to describe thisbehaviour via mathematical models is,therefore, of paramount importance toimprove animal performance. Such modelrelating animal in vivo parameters tobreaking behaviour of feed ingredients canthen be used in the optimization of themilling process.This research into breaking behaviour of
ingredients and the equivalent particle sizeis very innovative and of great value for theinternational animal feed industry. Moreover,the suppliers of feed mills and devices forparticle size reduction of feed materials willbenefit from the results of these studies. Byunderstanding the relationship between theequivalent particle size with ileal digestibility
data in pigs and poultry fordry matter, crude protein,crude fat and carbohydrates,the formulation of completediets can be more precise inthe future.Finally, the suppliers of
equipment for the grindingof feed ingredients andpelleting of diets will be ableto fine tune their processesto the desired feed qualityphysical requirements. Inaddition to the process ofpelleting, this also appliesfor the extrusion processesin fish and pet feedmanufacturing.In a forthcoming PhD
project, a literature reviewwill be written and published to obtain aclear picture of the relationships betweennutrient digestibility and particle size in dietingredients for pigs and/or poultry. A number of technological experiments
will be conducted to establish the effect ofgrinding conditions on the particle sizedistribution and equivalent particle sizes ofthe resulting ground materials. A preciseanalysis of the breaking behaviour will be
executed and data analysis will analyze thesize and further derivative physicalquantities. A new mathematical model willbe established that better describesbreaking behaviour as related tophysiological effects in vivo.Finally, a better predictability of nutrient
digestibility from the physical data ofground ingredients will be examined in pigsand/or poultry.
Breaking behaviour of diet ingredients,equivalent particle size and its relationwith animal performance
Dr.ir. G (Guido) Bosch, WageningenUniversity & Research, Department ofAnimal Sciences, Animal Nutrition group,Wageningen, The Netherlands. You can reach dr. ir. Bosch for moreinformation via [email protected].
The health and longevity of pet dogs andcats is maintained by the quality of thefoods their owners provide. The foodsneed to contain all the necessary nutrients,have an excellent palatability as well asbeing safe and easy to use. Currently, petfoods are evaluated with the assistance of‘kennel’ dogs and cats. The latter is ofincreasing ethical concern in our societyand one can question in how far they
represent our active, modern day dogsand cats who live with their owners. This 4-year research project aims to
develop ‘in-house’ tests in which ownersand their pets evaluate pet foods togetherwith researchers. The new test protocolswill be evaluated for scientific rigour andmade available world-wide to enabledevelopment of quality pet food productsin collaboration with willing owners andtheir pets. Companies interested in supporting the
development of these science-based andethically acceptable protocols arewelcome to contact the researcher teamof Wageningen University and UtrechtUniversity.
New ways to evaluate foods for our companion dogs and cats
Thomas van der Poel,Wageningen University.
Asia’s largest feed and grain event
2 7 – 2 9 M A R C H 2 0 1 8 . B I T E C E X H I B I T I O N H A L L S , B A N G K O K , T H A I L A N D
��� What’s on show at VICTAM Asia 2018?• Feed production technology • Packaging • Energy efficiency • Auxiliary equipment
��� What’s on show at FIAAP Asia 2018?• Ingredients • Additives • Formulation • Laboratory equipment • Quality control
��� What’s on show at GRAPAS Asia 2018?• Rice milling and sorting technology • Flour milling technology• Flakers, extruders • Grain processing systems • Additives
��� Industry conferences• FIAAP Asia Animal Nutrition Conference 2018 • Petfood ForumAsia 2018 • Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2018 • Proagrica FeedEfficiency Conference Asia 2018 • GRAPAS and Global MillingConference Asia 2018 • GMP+ Seminar
��� Supported by• Thai Feed Mill Association• The Feedstuff Users Promotion Association• The Animal Husbandry Association of Thailand• Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau
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