[LEXINGTON, Ky.] – The U.S. is expecting a large corn crop, projected as high as 15.09 billion bushels, and the 2016 wheat crop yields have been at or near record levels in several wheat classes. However, Alltech mycotoxin expert Dr. Max Hawkins has a warning: Quantity should not distract producers from being vigilant regarding quality and the potential for mycotoxin risk.
Beef finishers recognise that in order to maximise animal performance during the finishing period, animals need to adapt to their new environment and diets as quickly as possible. Cattle coming home from marts or grass that are being housed in sheds for finishing, are subject to several stress factors such as weaning, mixing with new groups, new surroundings as well as changes in their diet. If these factors are not managed correctly animals will not reach their full potential, resulting in a longer finishing period and higher feed costs.
Alltech, a global leader in the animal health and nutrition industry, is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, USA and has a strong presence in all regions of the world. The company has production facilities strategically located throughout the world and as such, Alltech has the unique ability to effectively address global animal health issues at a local level.
With World Population Day on July 11, we reflect on the simple fact that it took hundreds of years for the world population to grow to one billion. More than 200 years later, however, it grew sevenfold, reaching seven billion in 2011.
[LEXINGTON, Ky.] – Alltech welcomed more than 3,000 attendees from 71 countries to Lexington, Kentucky, USA, for ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, an international forum for world-changing ideas and inspiration. Speakers, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, former CEO of Ford Alan Mulally, former Global Marketing Officer of Procter & Gamble Jim Stengel, renowned author and water expert Seth M.
