STRIKE action planned by mill workers employed by feed compounder AB Agri have the potential to disrupt the supply of pig and poultry feed, according to the union Unite. Around 150 workers plan to take strike action between 1 and 7 April, “Work to Rule”...
AB AGRI has named long-serving executive Simon Heath as chief commercial officer. Mr Heath was previously managing director of animal nutrition business unit AB Connect, and will now support business development and strategy across all divisions of the AB Agri group....
BACTERIOPHAGES could play a role in controlling salmonella levels in poultry, new trials have suggested. Bacteriophages, or phages, are natural viruses of bacteria and can be used as an alternative to antibiotics to treat bacterial infections. See also: Pirbright...
AB AGRI has signed a partnership with Bristol-based biotech start-up Ferryx to develop a novel live bacterial feed additive as a product for poultry production. Ferryx FX856 is a live bacteria developed by University of Bristol spin-out Ferryx. See also: 3 tips for...
DEEP BRANCH, a UK-based biotech firm harnessing waste CO2 to create protein, has secured €2.5m funding from the European Innovation Council. The company is working with Drax power station to develop its technology, which creates a single-cell protein called Proton,...
