Registration for the Dutch Agricultural Laboratories Quality Service (KDLL) proficiency testing for 2012 has been opened for all laboratories both in the Netherlands and abroad

Over 80 customers of Behn Meyer Animal Nutrition and Behn Meyer Aquaculture flocked to Binh Duong, Vietnam on December 16th to witness the official opening of Behn Meyer’s new Research & Development facility

Jürgen Joachim (Jorge Joaquín) Hinrichsen, founder of trading company, J.J. Hinrichsen S.A,. died December 22 at the age of 96. The funeral took place December 23 at the Garden Cemetery of the Congregación Evangélica Alemana, Pablo Nogués, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Advances in technology will be showcased in Shaping Tomorrow’s World: Path to a Profitable Future, the theme of Alltech’s 2011 North American Lecture Tour. Speakers on the 24 stop tour, taking place from Jan. 11- Feb. 3, will explore how the latest technological developments can move the agriculture industry forward

Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Dr. Wael H A Abdelrahman BVetMed MScVetSc PhD as a Regional Technical Sales manager. Wael has recently completed PhD program from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London

Novus International Inc.appointed Ms. Wully Wahyuni as Regional Sales Manager for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei.

Global animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, recently earned an ISO 22000:2005 certification for its plant in Dong Nai, Vietnam. The ISO certificate is consistent with Alltech’s continued commitment to provide excellence in quality assurance, the company said

Kiotech International is to become known as Anpario PLC with effect from December 1 this year. The firm, which manufactures natural additives for animal feed, said the reason for the change is so that the name of the holding company is distinct from its trading companies and brands

Novus International Inc. launched a new interactive sustainability website enhancing visibility for the company’s sustainability initiatives worldwide

The feed and animal nutrition website will serve as a central source of information about the vast array of nutrition products, services and software Cargill offers the global animal feed and production supply chain

Epicore is investing in a major expansion to its Eastampton, NJ facility to support its growing and profitable core aquaculture business and to create new opportunities to enhance shareholder value

Animal health and nutrition company Alltech are silver sponsors of this year’s Aquaculture Europe 2011 conference, taking place between October 18th and 21st in Rhodes, Greece.Alltech will host a Farmer’s Day during the conference on the 19th of October 2011, in conjunction with BioMar.

Based in Beijing, Asian Agribusiness Consulting (AAC) will be providing FMS software solutions and services to meet the growing needs of animal feed manufacturers in China

The formal accreditation, just approved by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), means FCI is now able to provide accredited certification services against the new standard for an increased range of aquaculture species included within the finfish, molluscs and crustacean scopes

Leiber GmbH, Bramsche, Germany, a leading European producer of high-grade specialty yeast products, is expanding its list of international distribution partners

Strategic restructuring furthers Feed Asia’s ability to serve customers and suppliers with new market opportunities

Alltech has supported 55+ UK PhD Students

Global certification program for aquaculture facilities, Best Aquaculture Practices, has expanded its international marketing team with the addition of Emil Avalon as BAP's new business development manager for Europe.

BiOWiSH Technologies has launched an industry-changing 100% money back guarantee for aquaculture shrimp producers interested in BiOWiSH-AquaFarm. BiOWiSH will refund any producer who tries BiOWiSH-AquaFarm and finds the increased value of production doesn't exceed the cost of the product, up to 100% of the producer's cost for BiOWiSH-AquaFarm

In this issue, aqua specialist Dr. Andreas Lemme adresses the topic “Availability and effectiveness of free amino acids in aquaculture" for different fish species and shrimp