Howard Eubanks presents the Tango at the 2012 Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference.
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WEBINAR: Matrix F available to view as an archive
“Matrix F – The Big Fix For Feed Mill Operations”
Original Broadcast: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Presenter:
Howard Eubanks, Business Developement Manager – Feed and Grain – Bruker Optics, Inc.
The rational economic use of feedstuffs to produce poultry, fish, meat and milk has evolved from small farm operations to large scale industrial production. Today, large scale highly capitalized feed operations are under increasing stress as feed ingredient price escalation and volatility add substantial operating risk. The Matrix F FT-NIR Feed Analyzer can be used to protect operating margins by more reliably and economically blending feed ingredients to meet animal requirements. Ingredient buyers, nutritionists, and vegetarians can now access a tool for better control.
Don’t miss Bruker’s NIR Spectroscopy technical session at the Liquid Feed Symposium
Bruker is holding a NIR Spectroscopy technical session at the Liquid Feed Symposium, hosted by the American Feed Industry Association (booth #14), September 12-14 in Denver.
The technical session includes a variety of topics, which are sure to be of interest to a broad spectrum of people involved in the manufacture of liquid feeds, and those employed in supporting industries.
WEBINAR: Matrix F – The Big Fix For Feed Mill Operations
“Matrix F – The Big Fix For Feed Mill Operations”
Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 10:30am – 11:30 am EST
Presenter:
Howard Eubanks, Business Developement Manager – Feed and Grain – Bruker Optics, Inc.
The rational economic use of feedstuffs to produce poultry, fish, meat and milk has evolved from small farm operations to large scale industrial production. Today, large scale highly capitalized feed operations are under increasing stress as feed ingredient price escalation and volatility add substantial operating risk. The Matrix F FT-NIR Feed Analyzer can be used to protect operating margins by more reliably and economically blending feed ingredients to meet animal requirements. Ingredient buyers, nutritionists, and vegetarians can now access a tool for better control.
Leading with High Standards and Focus on Innovation
Vast progress is being made in making NIR technology practical and accessible for feed producers. Significant commercial developments are now on the horizon. Since the mid-70’s computer and optical system technologies have steadily evolved. We are now at the point of implementing real-time solutions and commercial implementation may be in the not-to-distant future to reach a tipping point. Prolific adoption of Bruker Fourier Transform -NIR technology in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries has supported this development.
FT-NIR rapid screening detects adulterated Chondroitin sulfate
As our pets are living longer, Chondroitin sulfate (CS) as a supplement for degenerative joint disease, or osteoarthritis is a particularly hot area, available as infused chewable tablets, treats, or as a functional ingredient in pet foods formulated for senior pets.
In animals and humans, CS is naturally produced by the body as a component of cartilage and joints. With age, the amount of CS in the body decreases, and supplementation reduces inflammation, minimizes cartilage damage and provides joint lubrication. As a raw material, CS is a natural polymer typically sourced as a finely ground white powder that is produced from bovine, porcea trachea, shark or chicken cartilage.
Bruker FT-NIR analyzers measure premixes efficiently and economically
Timing is everything! Under-mixing can lead to uneven distribution of ingredients throughout the batch, resulting in a final product that is over or under fortified. Over-mixing wastes energy, time and reduces throughput and can result in stratification or un-mixing.
Although target mix times are usually well-known for specific formulations, many factors influence the optimum time needed for an individual batch including wear of equipment, lot-to-lot variation of raw materials, or environmental conditions.
Bruker offers NIR calibration to determine Iodine Value in raw pork fat
You are what you eat – and this is particularly true if you are a hog. Up to 75 percent of the fat in swine feed rations finds its way directly to a hog’s body fat. Hog producers are under considerable pressure to reduce operating costs to maintain profitability. One way to lower feed costs is to increase the incorporation of distillers grains – DDGs – in the hog’s feed rations.
Reducing feed costs in this manner is not without consequences. The fat in DDGs is significantly different than native corn oil. The free fatty acid content is considerably higher, and the level of unsaturated fats is elevated. This leads to elevated levels of unsaturated fats in the hog’s carcass fat.
Bruker to attend the Poultry Science Association annual meeting, July 9-12
See Bruker at the upcoming Poultry Science Association’s Annual Meeting in Athens, Georgia July 9-12, 2012. Hundreds are expected to attend this year’s meeting which promises to stimulate discovery, application, and dissemination of knowledge.
Contact Howard Eubanks, Bruker Optics business development manager – feed and grain, for details on the Tango’s ease of use and power to perform advanced feed and ingredient analysis. You can contact him via email at howard.eubanks@brukeroptics.com.
Tango tests pet food cook values live at 2012 INTERZOO
Premier Pet Nutrition (PPN), part of the ABF plc group, invited 2012 INTERZOO attendees to test their pet food “live” using Bruker’s Tango in their booth, in Nurnberg, Germany.
The Tango produced simultaneous results for fat, protein, moisture, fiber, ash and cook values in seconds. After the tests were completed, the Tango printed a Certificate of Analysis right at the booth.
