CC Industries Inc. acquired Weiler and
Company, Inc., located in Whitewater,
Wisc. Weiler, under both the “WEILER”
and “BEEHIVE” brand names, is a
provider of grinding, mixing and bone
separator/meat recovery equipment.
The acquisition complements CCI’s
existing food processing equipment
platform, Formax, Inc. Formax,
headquartered in Mokena, Ill., is a designer
and provider of large capacity protein
forming equipment.
Nick Lesar, the retiring president
and CEO of Weiler, said, “We at Weiler
have high regard for the CCI and Formax
management team. We believe that Weiler,
as part of CCI and Formax, will continue
its rapid growth, and that the combined
business will be good for Weiler, its
employees, customers, vendors and the
Whitewater community.” Post transaction,
a comprehensive integration plan will be
undertaken.
STEPS
TO REDUCING FEED
COSTS WITH L-THREONINE
1De-emphasize crude protein as a nutrient
Comparing nutritional values of feed formulas with and without
L-Threonine, a significant, yet realistic reduction in crude protein
is possible.
2Implement and use digestible amino acid values
Amino acids from feed ingredients may be poorly digested and
utilized by the bird. L-Lysine and L-Threonine from Ajinomoto
Heartland complement the balance of digestible amino acids
from intact protein sources.
3Incorporate ideal amino acid ratios
Ideal amino acid ratios allow the nutritionist to place emphasis
on the bird’s essential amino acid requirements; allowing for
optimal bird performance and yield.
4Remove maximum constraints on the inclusion
of commercially available amino acids
A maximum constraint on the inclusion of an added amino acid
will increase feed cost, if that constraint is met.
5Realize consistent performance and economic benefits
When digestible amino acids in the feed are balanced with
L-Threonine, you can more closely meet the animal’s amino
acid requirements. This leads to more consistent bird
performance and substantial savings in feed costs.
FURTHER CUTS
Wayne Farms:
Additional
six percent reduction
Wayne Farms LLC will cut production
of its poultry operations by an additional
six percent, following an initial two percent
reduction in April. Citing the continual rise
of grain markets causing an unprecedented
increase in raw
material costs, the
company said it was
forced to scale back
operations.
“Soaring feed
ingredient costs
aggravated by the
government’s food Elton H. Maddox
for fuel mandate has
created the need for us to rationalize our
business,” said Wayne Farms President
and CEO Elton Maddox. “These mandates
continue to add billions of dollars of cost
to our industry as well as increasing food
costs to consumers around the world.
During these times of challenge it is
necessary for us to make the hard decisions
to best position our company and the
poultry industry for future success,”
Maddox added.
next step? Learn more about effectively utilizing
reonine in your feed formulas. Contact us for more
mation on setting up your amino acid formulations,
for additional information on the economic
antages of L-Threonine.
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PRODUCTION CUT
O.K. Foods reduces
broiler eggs sets
O.K. Foods announced a reduction in
broiler egg sets of 7. 5 percent. The decision
was made based on record high prices
for corn and soybean meal, which are
being driven by the government’s flawed,
mandated ethanol policies and flooding
in the Midwest, said Chris Williamson,
