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 Aquaculture MacroGard® Feed Ingredient has been used in fish feed by the aquaculture industry in Norway for more than 10 years. Its use in salmon and trout farming has generated a comprehensive database documenting the effects of the product under field conditions
 |  |  Livestock Intensive animal farming is often associated with high stress and disease problems. Under such rearing conditions, MacroGard® Feed Ingredient is used to improve yields and represents an attractive alternative to antibacterial growth promoters.
| |  Companion animals MacroGard® is used for companion animals as a feed ingredient and in a specially formulated dietary supplement
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Immunocorp Animal Health has been renamed Biorigin Scandinavia
Immunocorp Animal Health, leading producer of aquaculture immune stimulants, which was recently acquired by Biorigin, Brazilian food and feed company, has been renamed Biorigin Scandinavia.
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Norwegian Immunocorp Animal Health AS, leading producer of aquaculture immune stimulants, is sold to the Brazilian company Biorigin. The Brazilians turned to Norway for a profiled player to strengthen their team in the European market.
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A recent study from Akvaforsk shows that immuno stimulating MacroGard® in the feed reduces sea lice infestation on salmon. MacroGard® is an effective, organic alternative to pesticides. By its nature it runs clear of any resistance problems, now starting to occur.
Meltwater Newsfeed :
- World Poultry - Biorigin highlights nucleotide and selenium product 25.09.2009
- Biorigin Strengthens international Presence With PTX Acquisition 20.11.2008
- React PD: Betydelig reduksjon i dødelighet og organskader 18.08.2008
- Immunocorp Animal Health AS secures major research contract 18.08.2008
- BIOTEC Secure Antibiotic Research Contract 15.08.2008
30 March 2008
Team Norway and the MacroGard®-dogs conquered the two first places in the first Amundsen Race. The Winner Robert Sørlie was a mere 40 seconds ahead of teammate Bjørnar Andersen. The race is 426 km long.
Thursday 13 March
Kjetil Backen and the MacroGard®-dogs drove into Nome as number nine in Iditarod 2008, winning his third top-10 rank of three possible. Backen was a mere seven minutes behind Mitch Seavey in 8th place.
Wednesday 12 March
Lance Mackey copies Robert Sørlie and his MacroGard®-dogs from 2003 and 2005 – he wins the Iditarod in two consecutive starts. Kjetil Backen is fighting for the 7th place and enters an exclusive club: those who have finished top 10 in three of three Iditarods.
