Today the International Aquafeed team are visiting alternative feed additive specialists, Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition GmbH at their headquarters in Niederzissen, Germany to learn more about their innovative solutions!
A specialist in alternative feed additives, Dr. Eckel has found success with their line of innovative, high-quality products that are both efficient and sustainable. They are continuously developing new products and working closely with various research institutions.
For more information visit the Dr. Eckel website, HERE.
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by
Vaughn Entwistle, Managing Editor, International Aquafeed
In May, I attended my first Alltech Idea Ideas Conference (ONE19) in Lexington,
Kentucky USA. First off, I have to say I was very impressed by three days of
no-expense spared entertainment and seminars showcasing the very latest
research in feeds.
I was one of the 3,000 attendees from 70 countries who were bussed to various
special events, beginning with a tour of Alltech’s stunning corporate
headquarters and nutrigenomics research facility. (Alltech’s production
facility is also located in Nicholasville, KY, but for food safety reasons
could not be included in the tour.)
I have worked in many different industries, but I have to say that Alltech’s HQ
building was easily amongst the most impressive I’ve ever visited. The love of
science is a theme carried through campus statuary and even the building’s
architecture and interior design, which includes double helix staircases.
Alltech’s status as a major international company is reflected in the design of
individual rooms, such as the South Africa room, which boasts objet d’art and
paintings by South African artists. And as a reflection of the founder Dr
Pearse Lyons’ Irish roots, the HQ even enjoys an authentic Irish pub (complete
with a bar equipped with Guinness taps!) to host relaxing, after-hours meetings.
Even more impressive is the fact that the company has grown from an 8,000
square foot facility back in the 1970s to this stunning, 200,000 square foot
showpiece.
The plenary session
The first morning’s plenary session started with a bang, opening with a
dazzling performance by iLuminate, a troupe of hip-hop dancers who lit up the
darkened stage wearing LED equipped helmets and full body suits that strobed
and flashed in rhythm to the music.
With the audiences’ blood pumping, Alltech President, Dr Mark P Lyons PhD, took
the stage to open the conference. If the conference had an overarching theme,
it was how positivity in the face of adversity can overcome and accomplish
amazing things.
This theme was later echoed by the conference’s three keynote speakers, who
included Bear Grylls (the internationally-known adventurer/survivalist and
television presenter), Chris Zook (Best-selling author of ‘The Founder's
Mentality’; Advisory Partner at Bain & Company) and Ramez Naam, co-chair,
Energy ad Environment, Singularity University.
Read more HERE.
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Van Aarsen has become a household name worldwide for machinery and turnkey projects for animal feed technology, both for commercial feed producers and for vertically-integrated businesses.
Quality is of the utmost importance in both sectors of the industry and innovations in feed production are therefore of great interest.
Thanks to their extensive experience, engineers and technicians are always able to offer tailor-made solutions.
Visit the Van Aarsen website, HERE.
The Aquaculturists
This blog is maintained by The Aquaculturists staff and is supported by the
magazine International Aquafeed which is published by Perendale Publishers Ltd
For additional daily news from aquaculture around the world: aquaculture-news
A specialist in alternative feed additives, Dr. Eckel has found success with their line of innovative, high-quality products that are both efficient and sustainable. They are continuously developing new products and working closely with various research institutions.
