An original study presented by Lallemand at the last French equine vets congress (Association Vétérinaire Equine Française – AVEF), in Lyon, December 2-4, describes a method to visually evaluate diet digestibility in horses, and shows the positive effects of live yeast Levucell^® SC (S. cerevisiae CNCM I-1077) on racing horse digestion. The poster presentation draw much interest from the participants: racing horses are subject to tremendous stresses that put much pressure on their digestion and vets lack of methods to routinely evaluate the quality of horse digestion and of natural solutions to improve it.

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Lallemand Animal Nutrition is pleased to announce that, for the second year running, Dr Yannig Le Treut, DVM, has been awarded the Patrick Pommier Short Communication First Prize at the Annual Congress of the French Swine Veterinarians Association (AFMVP), on December 2, 2011. The rewarded study, titled, “Biogenic Amines: myth or reality?”, scrutinised the presence of biogenic amines in pig liquid feed in 33 commercial pig farms. This unprecedented survey indicated that biogenic amines are an underestimated feed safety issue in swine nutrition with many practical implications like feed intake, mortality etc., and gives some clues to reduce the threat. This award is a great mark of recognition of Lallemand’s dedication to advanced research in swine nutrition and to think outside de product’s box!

Dr Le Treut was praised for his ability to always explore new fields of investigation with originality and scientific rigor. He commented: “I am honored by this Prize and the recognition of these new areas of research: at a time when antibiotic usage in swine production is challenged, I am particularly pleased that such innovative topics were worthy of interest and to see that new preventive approaches could be considered and recognized by pig vets.”

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Lallemand Animal Nutrition is pleased to announce that Dr Faisury Ossa, a microbiologist with research experience in ruminal digestive tract microbial diversity with the aim of improving animal nutrition has joined the Lallemand North American Ruminant Research Center in Montreal, Canada. Together with European-based facilities, these labs form the company’s Ruminant Center of Excellence, dedicated to advances in rumen function and ruminant nutrition and health.

Prior to joining Lallemand, Dr Ossa worked for the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (Corpoica) in Bogota, where she gained considerable experience in managing projects for improved and sustainable animal production. During the last year, she held a scientific research position at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario. Dr. Ossa holds an MSc in Microbiology from the prestigious University Pontificia Javeriana in Bogota (Colombia) and a PhD in the same field from Syracuse University (New York). With her specialized work experience, Dr. Ossa will be an important asset to the company’s strategic ruminant research in Montreal.

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Lallemand Animal Nutrition is pleased to announce the  appointment of Alex Turney as Business Development Director for Australia and New Zealand.

Alex will be responsible for the development of Lallemand Animal Nutrition product portfolio in both Australia and New Zealand, and for the management of the company’s sales and technical support teams on these territories. Before joining Lallemand, Alex Turney was Business Unit Manager Intensive Livestock for Elanco Animal Health, Australia. He will operate from Lallemand’s Australian subsidiary Agrig8, acquired in June 2010 and headquartered in Maroochydore, Queensland.

Alex Turney has a degree in applied science from Massey University in New Zealand and has been with Elanco for the past 5 years. Prior to joining Elanco he worked for Adisseo for 7 years, managing their vitamin and enzymes portfolio in Australia and New Zealand.

Comme chaque année, toute l’équipe Lallemand Nutrition Animale sera heureuse de vous accueillir dans le Hall 5 du SPACE (stand 82 allée D), pour vous présenter ses nouveautés et faire un point ensemble sur l’année écoulée.

Ce sera notamment l’occasion de vous faire découvrir le tout nouvel outil de diagnostic ensilage. En marge de la gamme d’inoculant microbiologiques pour ensilage Lalsil^®, Lallemand accompagne depuis toujours l’offre produit, de services et formations, « Silage School », autour de la conservation et l’amélioration de la qualité de conservation des fourrages. Dans cette optique, nous avons développé un « Kit ensilage » composé de divers outils de mesures et d’analyses et d’un logiciel d’accompagnement appelé Corn Silage Investigation.

Quant au domaine des additifs, pour Levucell^®SC, nous reviendrons sur les conclusions du symposium international de Mai 2011 co-organisé par Lallemand et l’Université de Bologne autour de la question : “Comment améliorer les performances de vaches laitières en optimisant la digestion des fibres ?”

Concernant la production porcine, nous pourrons discuter colostrum, un élément clé à la survie du porcelet et vous présenterons l’effet de la levure vivante Levucell^®SB sur la qualité et les propriétés immunitaires du colustrum.

Enfin, nous profiterons du SPACE pour lancer la nouvelle formule du probiotique phare Bactocell^® pour eau de boisson, pour le porc et la volailles : Bactocell^® DRINK.