Clostridia, or butyric bacteria, contamination in silage is always a source of financial loss for the farmer, either due to dry matter loss or even financial penalties on milk prices in certain cheese-making areas. A recently published study (Borreani et al., Journal of Applied Microbiol., 2009) shows that, even when the analysis of fresh silage shows low clostridia count, the silage can become heavily contaminated at feedout, due to aerobic instability, a phenomenon that can easily go unnoticed as long as analysis are performed on fresh silage.

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FEEDAP, the scientific experts panel of EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority, has rendered its opinion concerning two new authorization dossiers for probiotic Bactocell (Pediococcus acidilactici MA 18/5M ) in aquaculture applications. The two scientific opinions were published on April 29th, 2009.
The first dossier concerns the use of Bactocell as a zootechnical feed additive for fish. The experts who evaluated the dossier recognized its safety (QSP statut), and efficacy to 
improve production, increasing the number of well-conformed fishes (prevention of Vertebral Compression Syndrome).

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Lallemand Animal Nutrition announced that Lalsil^® Dry, its silage additive specifically developed for high dry matter grass and alfalfa silages, is now authorized in Switzerland. Its efficacy to improve both acidification process and stability after opening of high dry matter grass silages has been validated by official trials conducted in a Research Station of the federal agricultural office (Posieux research station, Switzerland). Lalsil^® Dry thus becomes the first inoculant to be authorized by the Swiss authorities to improve the preservation of high dry matter grass silages.

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The Lallemand Animal Nutrition team has participated for the first time at FIMA GANADERA ((Feria Internacional para la Producción Animal FimaGanadera) in Saragossa from 24-27 March 2009.

Lallemand showed its latest products news: New authorization for Levucell SC^® (Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077) in lambs, Agrimos^® (MOS & BETA-GLUCANS yeast cell wall). Also, Manure Pro (Selected bacteria and enzyme complex for slurry) and the LALSIL range (silage additives) were exhibited.

Finally, Lallemand showed its new Levucell SC^® advertising campaign focused on fiber digestibility.

Interview (in spanish) here

Over 200 experts and professionals of pig production from France, Europe and Asia gathered last November in Brittany (France), for a technical seminar focused on liquid feeding.

Speakers from diverse but complementary fields from academia, industry and the field, helped us review the concepts and practices of liquid feeding and fermented liquid feed. The main objective of the day, as Yannig Le Treut, Commercial Director of Lallemand Animal Nutrition, reminded the audience, was not to provide a perfect formula but to look at some new ideas and directions, based on examples such as the Danish experience. The meeting was also the opportunity to introduce the first results of ProbioMAS, a unique research partnership between academia and industry whose objective is to improve the quality of liquid feed.

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