ADVENT From Novus Keeping Broilers Healthy

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m still learning about the new things going on at Novus International, especially when it comes to poultry. At the recent International Poultry Expo I spoke with Bruce King, Biologicals Director, about a product called ADVENT. Bruce says ADVENT is a vaccine for coccidiosis control in broilers. He says that other products are seeing some resistance to the disease and …

Animal Health, Audio, Novus International, Poultry, Poultry Expo

Novus Announces TREVERA

Chuck Zimmerman

We always ask, “What’s new?” when conducting interviews and during the recent International Poultry Expo, our sponsor, Novus International had some news. I spoke with Jared about DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid. He calls it the king of the omega-3 fatty acids. Besides being very healthy for humans it also is for poultry. It helps promote growth and the nutritional …

Animal Health, Audio, Novus International, Poultry, Poultry Expo

Activate Poultry Health With Novus International

Chuck Zimmerman

I think I mentioned recently that I still had some interviews to share from the International Poultry Expo with our long time and much appreciated sponsor, Novus International. It has been a very busy time going from Poultry Expo to a blizzard at home, the Cattle Industry Convention and then the National Biodiesel Conference! Now it’s catch up time and …

Animal Health, Audio, Novus International, Poultry, Poultry Expo

Novus Supports AWARD

Chuck Zimmerman

As a truly global company Novus International supports outreach and education programs in many countries. One of those is African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). As a part of this fellowship program Novus hosts a researcher at their headquarters. Currently that is Salome Mutayoba, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. Established in 2008, African Women in Agricultural Research and …

Audio, Education, International, Novus International, Poultry, Poultry Expo

Preview of International Poultry/Feed Expo

Chuck Zimmerman

Welcome to the 2011 International Poultry and Feed Expos. They take place in the Georgia World Congress Center. The trade show portion of the shows gets started on Wednesday. Today there are various meetings going on in the convention center including a board meeting for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association. I caught up with President John Starkey before the …

Ag Groups, Audio, Poultry, Poultry Expo

The Biggest Poultry Show In The World

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s time to go back to Atlanta for the International Poultry Expo. I’m hoping for a more friendly weather experience this time! It looks like 50 degrees tomorrow. I am looking forward to that. My coverage of this year’s show is sponsored once again by our friends at Novus International. So besides finding stories for you we’ll meet some very …

Novus International, Poultry, Poultry Expo

“Healthy Harry” is Pick in USDA’s Name the Healthy Bird Contest

John Davis

The USDA has named the winner in its Name the Healthy Bird Contest. “Healthy Harry” is the name that Shelley Petersen of Glendale, Arizona and Patti Sheppard of Millville, New Jersey came up with and will be the name of the plucky mascot for the Biosecurity For Birds campaign, which raises awareness about infectious diseases that can threaten backyard poultry: …

Poultry, USDA

Informa Study Finds Economic Losses Under GIPSA Rule

Cindy Zimmerman

An Informa Economics study on the economic impact of the proposed GIPSA rules finds it could cost the economy $1.5 billion and nearly 23,000 jobs. The study, which was conducted on behalf of meat industry organizations, was released today in Kansas City by representatives of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council, National Turkey Federation and National Meat …

Beef, Livestock, NCBA, Pork, Poultry

Novus Celebrates Green Acres Farm

Cindy Zimmerman

Novus International employees from around the world joined with the community of Montgomery County, Missouri and the agriculture industry statewide to celebrate the opening of their new research facility Green Acres Farm. “It was really important for us to find a welcoming community,” said Novus CEO Thad Simons at the ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. With him were Missouri Director …

Audio, Dairy, Livestock, Novus International, Poultry, Research, Swine, Video

Novus Spreads the Truth about Eggs

Cindy Zimmerman

Did you know that October 8 is World Egg Day? This is a very timely event with all the bad publicity this good food has received lately here in the U.S. Novus International has joined with industry associations on two continents to celebrate this year’s World Egg Day and bring awareness to the affordability and nutritional value of eggs. According …

Novus International, Poultry