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22-4-2013
Anke Hamminga–Hiemstra and Geert Kuijpers have joined the Provimi ruminant team, part of Cargill’s Animal Nutrition Business. Both are based in The Netherlands and will spend their time with feed mill and producer customers, at the Provimi office in Rotterdam and at the Cargill Innovation Center Velddriel.
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8-2-2013
Cargill announced that it has appointed Nicky Oelbrandt MSc, as junior ruminant nutritionist to provide technical support for its Animal Nutrition and Premix Business’ ruminant team based in Central and Western Europe, Middle East and Africa. Oelbrandt is based in the Provimi brand office in Rotterdam but will al...
14-12-2012
Cargill Invests US $20 Million to Expand its Animal Nutrition Presence in sub-Saharan Africa
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 14 December 2012 – Cargill’s animal nutrition business announced today an investment of approximately U.S. $20 million in South Africa. Cargill has gained a majority shareholding and...
13-12-2012
Provimi wins reserve in the Best Small Trade Stand award at Royal Ulster Winter Fair - Belfast, Ireland. Provimi team receives award from John Bamber, President of Royal Ulster Agricultural Society
12-11-2012
Provimi will be promoting its fishmeal replacer, Reprofish, at Eurotier (November 13 – 16, Hanover). A proven alternative to fishmeal in swine and poultry diets, Reprofish has performed at least as well, if not better, than fishmeal in technical trials carried out by Provimi. It can also reduce feed costs at a ti...
6-11-2012
Provimi, part Cargill’s animal nutrition and premix business, will bring its latest innovations to this year’s Eurotier, November 13th to 16th, Hannover. Featured on its stand in hall 15 - stand number A16, will be the ruminant fiber digester Rupromin Fiber, HatchBrood including ProGress and the RescuePig w...
3-7-2012
Provimi seminar puts efficiency and innovation at forefront of drive to achieve potential of today’s livestock
More than 250 nutrition and animal production professionals from around the globe gathered for Provimi’s second animal nutrition seminar in the Netherlands (5-7 June). Following the theme of the ...
23-3-2012
Jan van Haperen and Ruud Vullers both joined Provimi on March 1st, as Technical Sales Manager. Jan is assigned to the Swine Team and Ruud will focus on Ruminants.
Ruud VullersProvimi has strengthened its ruminant team by appointing Ruud Vullers as technical sales manager. Ruud’s role with Provimi includes ...
24-2-2012
Provimi employs antibiotics-free production lines to guarantee that products destined for the Dutch market are free of antibiotics. Our manufacturing process has been audited and certified, therefore, we are certain that our animal feeds do not contain any residues of antibiotics.
The GMP+ Country Note Antibio...
10-1-2012
Provimi has developed a new range of calf milk replacers with improved feeding and mixing characteristics. Under the new brand, ProviMilk, this range has been shown to contribute to better calf performance in dairy and beef systems. The company is launching a range of six milk replacers in distinctive new packaging to ...
6-1-2012
Kelly Vermeer has joined Provimi as technical sales manager swine for the Mediterranean region. She graduated from Wageningen University with a degree in animal sciences and completed a Masters in November 2011.“My main responsibility is the sale of swine products in Italy and Spain and technical support at farm ...
19-12-2011
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19-12-2011
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28-11-2011
Recent trials and research data using Provimi’s piglet milk replacer RescueMilk shows that piglet mortality can be reduced and weaning weights increased.
Developed by Provimi, RescueMilk is fed using an automated system and fed through RescueCups which are installed in the farrowing pen or in a RescueDeck.
On f...
22-11-2011
Cargill has completed the acquisition of Provimi, the global animal nutrition company. By building on the existing strengths of the two companies, Cargill is creating a global leader with the ability to offer the broadest array of animal nutrition products, services and capabilities. For more information please s...
7-9-2011
Research by leading animal nutrition company Provimi has found that piglets with higher feed intakes and on specific diets have healthier intestines and perform better than piglets on lower intakes and diets with different components.
"The intestine plays an important role in fast-growing animals," says Dr. A...
16-8-2011
The Provimi Group, a leading, global animal nutrition business, today announces that a binding offer has been received from Cargill to acquire Provimi from the Permira funds for an enterprise value of EUR 1.5 billion. Provimi has agreed with Cargill to commence the necessary Works Council consultations and appropriate ...
2-8-2011
Provimi has appointed Koen Uitdehaag as its technical services manager from July1, 2011. Currently based at Provimi's headquarters in Rotterdam, Koen will spend an increasing amount of his time travelling, mainly in Asia and the Middle East.
Koen will be responsible for providing Provimi customers with technical s...
2-8-2011
Jan Soede is the new formulations manager for Provimi BV. Based in Rotterdam, Jan is part of the company's formulations department. His role, as part of the team, is to develop and deliver nutritional formulations across all animal species for customers in the company's home market, the Netherlands, and export ...
28-6-2011
Dr. Albert van Dijk has joined international feed company Provimi as species group manager for swine in the Western-Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Albert is also involved in the Feed Solutions team within Provimi that is responsible for the integration of research with producer requirements.
A veterinary surge...
8-6-2011
Provimi Animal Nutrition Seminar: Feeding our thoughts on the feed to food chain
From 24 up to 26 May, Provimi organised an international seminar on animal nutrition. More than 100 participants from 20 nationalities attended and were brought up-to-date on various animal nutrition subjects. The overall theme of the sem...
6-1-2011
The Company
With 87 plants in 30 countries and employing 8000 people, Provimi is a world leader in animal nutrition and related know-how. Our mission is to develop nutritional solution that can be profitably marketed by Provimi and our clients. Industry know-how and our leading R&D organisation are key drivers of ...
6-1-2011
The Company
With 87 plants in 30 countries and employing 8000 people, Provimi is a world leader in animal nutrition and related know-how. Our mission is to develop nutritional solution that can be profitably marketed by Provimi and our clients. Industry know-how and our leading R&D organisation are key drivers of ...
15-11-2010
Unstable maize silages: KuilKenner® and improved PFOS calculations provide insight in maize digestion
BLGG AgroXpertus and Provimi developed a method to predict the degradation of starch in maize silage. This method provides insight in the changes in rumen resistant starch content and the rate of starch fermentati...
14-11-2010
Provimi gut conditioner gets calves off to the ‘Start of a lifetime'
The natural performance enhancer NuStart, developed by Provimi, has now been added to the company's full range of milk replacers. Calves fed on milk replacers with NuStart have shown consistently improved growth rates compared with calv...
14-11-2010
RescuePig: A good start for vulnerable piglets!
At Eurotier, Provimi presents an innovation which builds on the success of RescueMilk. A new system is introduced for the provision of RescueMilk to young piglets. RescueCups are patented plastic cups with nipple drinkers, especially designed for the supply of RescueMilk...
5-10-2010
Currently all through Europe litter sizes are increasing. This has led to more piglets with a low birth weight. These piglets need special attention provided by the Rescue Concept. The Rescue Concept consists out of the Rescue Deck and Rescue Milk. Since its introduction in 2008 more than 1600 Rescue Decks are installe...
31-8-2010
The European weather conditions have been unfavourable for the cereal grains harvest over the last months. The drought has caused insufficient ripening of wheat. This leads to lower weight per volume and lower starch contents. The excessive rain in other areas resulted in overgrowth of the crops and increases the risk ...
24-8-2010
NIR is important technology in the testing of feed materials in the animal nutrition industry. It is a quick, accurate and cost-effective means of determining the composition of materials and can be used for raw materials, silage and complete compound feeds.
The accuracy of NIR relies on a constantly updated database ...
29-6-2010
Eric van der HoevenBased in Provimi's Rotterdam head office, Eric is the technical services manager for the swine team. His role is to provide support for the sales team as well as for Provimi customers. Eric will be involved with customers in Europe as well as having a significant involvement with Provimi activiti...
25-5-2010
For years, Provimi has been the tried and trusted address for premixes, concentrates and complete feeds such as piglet feed and milk replacers for calves. We continuously aim to optimise our range of products. From today a carefully selected range of single ingredients is available in addition to our existing assortmen...
26-4-2010
Provimi presented the new corporate identity at VIV Europe 2010. VIV Europe was organised from April 20 till April 22 in Utrecht.
The Group's new corporate identity and One Provimi strategy was launched during a brand experience event on April 19 last, which included a press conference. Please have ...
19-3-2010
At VIV Europe 2010, Provimi will proudly present its new, in house developed, poultry product: ProDry AF. ProDry AF (active fibres) prevents wet litter problems. To introduce this new product in short, Provimi wrote an article in the first Eggs! e-newsletter of VIV Europe 2010, which was published in January.
Wet litt...
26-2-2010
The pig industry currently faces the fact that consumers no longer accept castration of boars. Therefore alternatives need serious investigation. Provimi has researched boar fattening on their research farm De Viersprong in the Netherlands. Four treatments were included: boar fattening with and without vaccination (Imp...
24-12-2009
Currently fishmeal prices continue to rise towards the record high levels of 2006/2007. To ensure economical production of pigs and poultry, Provimi wants to emphasize on new piglet research on its fishmeal replacer: ReproFish.
Recent results indicate once again a significant improvement on average daily gain in a lar...
26-11-2009
Mr. Tromp has been working in Russia for the last ten years and he has extensive experience in Central and Eastern Europe. The last three and a half years he held the position of Commercial director for Provimi Petfood Russia. In his new role as area sales manager he will be responsible for further accelerate profitabl...
14-7-2009
By improving the composition of our Rupromin mineral buckets and barrels, we created the perfect anti-oxidant effect. Besides the well-known anti-oxidants selenium and vitamin E, now also grape extract is added. This extract is an extremely potent anti-oxidant, and together with selenium and vitamin E it is the perfect...