Richard Murphy, who has been the research director at the Alltech European Bioscience Centre in Dunboyne in Ireland for 17 years, has been awarded with the Alltech Medal of Excellence. It is Alltech’s highest distinction and is awarded annually to someone of great character and achievement. Murphy is being recognized for his pioneering work in the areas of organic trace element assimilation, microbial enzyme technology and the mitigation of antimicrobial resistance in livestock production.

His research has provided the basis for a revolution in animal nutrition, including many exciting developments in the industry, such as the application of organic trace minerals and their potential to positively impact feed quality and decrease feed costs, the optimization of solid state fermentation systems by utilizing microbial enzyme production, opening opportunities for new supplementation approaches and a better understanding of the microbial factors that influence gut health, which has been integral to the development of novel strategies for mitigating antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

The Alltech Medal of Excellence is awarded each year during the opening session of ONE. Previous recipients include the late Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder of Alltech, George Blankenship, former executive at Tesla Motors, Apple Computer and GAP Inc., former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, John Calipari, men\'s basketball coach at the University of Kentucky and Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford.

During ONE19, Murphy will take the conference main stage to speak about the microbiome, how it works, how it can be better supported and major implications it has for animal production and human health.

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