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Jan Kamphof just completed his first hundred days as ceo of Schothorst Feed Research (SFR). “I felt very welcome here from day one”, he says: “The 85 people at SFR work closely together to use their knowledge, expertise and experience for the benefit of our clients.” The work atmosphere and good-fellowship at SFR gives the…

We are thrilled to announce that last week we achieved a new milestone in SFR: we published Research Report number 2000. Research Reports include all the work conducted over the years for all our partners: Advanced Feed Package, Collective Research, and Contract Research partners that have been collaborating with SFR. Research Report 2000 involved poultry…

For the first time, Schothorst Feed Research organized a business event, attended by a large number of industry representatives and research partners. The program offered new insights in current issues in animal nutrition, and ample time for networking. It certainly won’t be the last business event organized by SFR! “Animal nutrition is in the centre…

MySFR, SFR’s raw material matrix, calculated the millionth raw material this week. Customers from all over the world use this matrix to calculate current nutrient value calculations for more than 450 raw materials. MySFR has now been around for 7 years and its use has increased considerably in recent years. Nico Kanis, manager of MySFR:…

In mid-September, Jan Fledderus started as a Product Manager and Consultant in Swine at the S&C team at Schothorst Feed Research. After an absence of 15 years, Jan decided to return to SFR. He had been working as a Swine Researcher at SFR from 1998 up to 2008. During this period, SFR became an independent…

In September, Anne Guadagnin has started as a Researcher in the R&D Ruminant Nutrition team at Schothorst Feed Research. Anne is originally from Brazil, where she got a DVM and a master’s degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. She also holds a PhD in Animal Sciences from the University of Illinois…

What are the new developments in the world of animal nutrition? Last year, pharmacological levels of zinc oxide had to be phased out in diets for weaner pigs in the EU. These days, the feed formulation business is looking at the next challenges. One of them includes keeping pig tails long. An interesting dilemma is…

“At our dairy research facility, we now offer the possibility to collect methane emission data in nutritional studies with a Greenfeed”, says Marije van Tol, researcher at Schothorst Feed Research (SFR). The Greenfeed system consists of a cubicle where small portions of concentrates are offered to attract the cows. From now on, SFR clients can…

The carbon footprint of raw materials and feeds can be relatively easy calculated by using validated and widely accepted PEFCR (Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules) Feed data and GFLI (Global Feed Life Cycle Assessment Institute) methodology. “However, the carbon footprint of feed is only part of the story when it comes to ecological sustainability in…

ChallengesIn all parts of the food chain businesses are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of their activities. Society and ngo’s demand actions to mitigate global warming and to reduce detrimental effects on ecosystems worldwide.  And in the same time consumers ask for organic milk, meat and eggs, poultry from slow growing broilers, pork…