Alltech will be reporting circa USD 2 billion in revenue for 2019. And in the long run the company has set itself the ambitious goal of USD 10 billion. Click here to read the full article.

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As our customer service and sales support admin, you will be responsible for all day to day machine order processing. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who relishes the challenge of a busy role, who enjoys dealing with multiple internal & external stakeholders and who is detail oriented. Another key function of this role is to manage month-end reporting, which may require flexibility in working hours.

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Understanding how ammonia gas is formed, the major and minor impacts it can have on the bird and what can be done to manage this issue can be helpful for proper poultry management.

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Frank Dowling runs a busy spring calving herd in Freshford, Co. Kilkenny. He is feeding his dairy cows with a MechFiber360, his third KEENAN machine, during the winter and around June for buffer feeding.

“One year, I forgot about servicing the machine and a bearing went. It was in the middle of winter, the machine was needed every day and I could not have done it without it,” says Frank. Since then, Frank gets his KEENAN serviced every year at the end of summer to have the machine ready for winter feeding. “A regular service avoids downtime for the machine — it’s really for peace of mind,” explains Frank.

Martin Nolan, experienced KEENAN service agent, goes out to Frank’s farm to perform a 40+ machine check and routine maintenance, including greasing, a weighing system check and zeroing. Martin flags if any replacements or repairs are needed. Frank wants to make sure his body blades are always up to scratch because he knows that “it is quicker chopping straw after the knives are sharpened or replaced.”

Frank says he will continue getting a service at the end of every summer, because “if you are busy in spring, all you want to do is get up on the tractor and feed.”

If you would like to talk to us about the new KEENAN service contracts that are individually tailored to your farm needs to keep your machine in top condition, avoid downtime and ensure the unique KEENAN quality and consistent mix, please contact the KEENAN service team:

Ireland: 059 977 1200

UK: 01780 437521

keenaninfo@alltech.com

1 October 2019 - Alltech has issued a word of caution with regard to some technologies available that claim to reduce enteric methane emissions in ruminants. These can potentially have a negative impact on rumen bacteria and, ultimately, animal performance.

In today’s interview, Matthew Smith, Vice President, Alltech, stresses the importance of adopting tried and trusted programmes for reducing emissions and a farm’s carbon footprint via nutrition and feeds that are digestible and that maximise animal production and efficiency.

Animal rights are very different from animal welfare or animal care, which is related to the welfare state of the animals and the care they receive from farmers and people l

Mastitis records are an essential part of dairy herd management for many progressive dairy operations.

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