Natural resilience starts in the gut
Large scale and efficient livestock production requires a different approach. The…
New team member – Elvis Almeida
My name is Elvis Almeida. I have a fantastic wife and am the father of 6 beautiful…
No microbes, No Waste
Despite strict monitoring and safety measures, microbial contamination will…
Meet Gregor Zygadlo – Our Newest Team Member at E.F.S.-Holland!
We would like to introduce to you our new team member, Gregor Zygadlo. Gregor is 36…
S-PRO™: High quality and circular protein
The transition from traditional soy (meal) to circular protein sources with a low…
Maximum mobility through optimal joint function
When the body's own cartilage production is insufficient to compensate for the…
New team member – Pascal
My name is Pascal Philipsen and I joined E.F.S.-Holland on 2 January 2024. Residing…
Mycotoxins increasingly a problem in cattle too
Problems caused by mycotoxins are increasing due to climate change. Mycotoxins can…
New team member – Marielle
I have been working at E.F.S.-Holland since 1 April and would like to introduce…
Transparency vs Intellectual Property
Regulation (EU) 2022/415 recently came into force. This regulation publishes the…
The battle against harmful mycotoxins
Despite being discovered over 50 years ago, mycotoxins remain a relevant theme in…
Markets on the move
In the past 3 years, there have been successive crises that have forced many…
Additions to the team
On 16 May E.F.S. welcomed two new team members: Charlotte Franken and Myles van…
Global Feed Safety Summit Berlin
From 6-8 April we visited the Global Feed Safety Summit in Berlin, organised by…
Spring 2022
21 March 2022 is a significant moment to open this introduction. 21 March is…
2022 – The year of challenges!
Only 35 years in the feed business and we are still faced with surprises. The world…
High-performance cows even in high temperatures
In the summer/autumn of 2021, E.F.S studied the effect of crystalline betaine in…
E.F.S. On-site decontamination
E.F.S. has over 25 years of experience in control of microorganisms, such as…
1996-2021: 25 years of E.F.S.
We talked about this subject in the previous newsletter, but it certainly deserves…
The grain market 2021
In June, all crops were looking very good, with very positive reports being…
Tox-Aid® study
E.F.S. recently had an in vitro study performed using the mycotoxin deactivator…
ME-PRO® Platinum: The effect and presence of anti-nutritional factors in soy products
ME-PRO® Platinum is a microbially treated product made with GMO-free soybean hulls.…
E.F.S.: More than 25 years of valuable experience
On 28 March 1996 Euro Feed Services (E.F.S) first joined the Dutch Chamber of…
S-Pro™ for pigs
S-Pro™ is a hydrolysed salmon protein produced from fresh by-products coming from…
ActiBeet® & Heat Stress
ActiBeet®- A natural and NUTRITIONAL solution to heat stress! As a result of the…
ME-PRO® Platinum – The new trump in young animal feed
A plant-based substitute for fish meal in young animal feed? ME-PRO® is the answer!…
The effect of S-Pro™ 37 on the abrasion resistance and hardness of cat food
S-Pro™ 37 is a liquid hydrolysed salmon protein containing 37% crude protein, made…
Will organic farming become the new standard?
Before the shape of the new Dutch Cabinet has even been decided, stormy clouds are…
Brexit & The Fish Oil Market
On 1 January, Europe was confronted with Brexit. E.F.S. has been importing various…
Heat stability of Tox-Aid®
E.F.S. is always evolving! As a result, we’re constantly on the lookout for…
ActiBeet 96/97 for sows
The use of natural betaine in sows has several benefits for reproduction and…
S-Pro in pet food
E.F.S. has recently added S-Pro 37, a hydrolysed liquid salmon protein with a 37%…
‘Never waste a good crisis’ -Winston Churchill
In our March newsletter, we were still optimistic about a swift end to the…
New: S-Pro™ 37
In December 2020 E.F.S. will add this sustainably produced salmon protein source to…
New: ME-PRO® Platinum
ME-PRO stands for ‘Microbially Enhanced PROtein’. ME-PRO Platinum is a plant-based…
Our decontamination services
The E.F.S. portfolio contains health promoting products and decontaminating…
Mussel powder and derivatives
The Western European market provides different qualities of mussel powder. It is…
Grain harvest 2020
Following a good start at the end of July the harvest season is still in full…
Unusual situations
Four months of experience with an unusual situation. We count ourselves lucky to be…
Natural betaine as an effective rumen modulator
ActiBeet® liquid – a natural betaine – was introduced into the animal feed sector…
ActiBeet 96 as natural Osmolyt
ActiBeet® – natural betaine, your NUTRITIONAL solution to heat stress! Worldwide…
Tox-Aid® organic authorisation
Tox-Aid® is on the organic input list! Tox-Aid® has been authorised for use in…
Dysantic® special
The Netherlands plays a leading role in the reduction of antibiotics use in the…
Eyes on the horizon
Here it is: the first edition of Volume 10 of our Newsletter. The 1st quarter of…
Oxidation salmon oil and antioxidants
In recent months E.F.S. has received many questions about oxidation: ‘How does it…
“When” is now
The last weeks of 2019 have appeared on the calender and 2020 is already knocking…
ActiBeet 96%
E.F.S. has been a distributor for the product ActiBeet Liquid from the Austrian…
RPC Cu: 55% copper reduction in piglet feeds!
New research in Germany shows that by using RPC copper the copper content in piglet…
Times of reflection
Summer months are times of recess and reflection. Once our batteries have been…
Salmon oil for horses?
A common phrase is; ‘Horses are herbivores, why should we feed them salmon oil?’.…
Mussel powder and chondroitin
The use of glucosamine and chondroitin in pet food is growing. Both are added to…
The year after!
A year after the ban on the use of formaldehyde for the bacteriological control of…
EFS-01 continues
The new E.F.S. service, mobile installation EFS-01, which treats raw materials and…
Herbanoplex and broiler chicks
Herbanoplex™ is a mixture of especially selected phytogenic products and has been…
Look to the future
The new year has already been underway for a few of weeks, but we would still like…
EFS-01 off to a flying start!
The new E.F.S. service, treatment of raw materials and feeds against pathogens in…
Salmon oil and the facts
You may have heard or read this through advertising channels: `Are plants the new…
Opportunities galore for E.F.S.
The long hot summer gradually flows into an Indian summer. In the past two months…
Corn smut in maize silage and its threat to animal health
At the moment a lot of corn smut (field fungus) is found in maize fields as a…
Mobile decontamination!
E.F.S. has started a new service: by means of a mobile installation we are able to…
A myriad of opportunities
Here it is: the 25th edition of our newsletter with, among other items, the new…
New: Dysantic® and Herbanoplex™
As of 1 March E.F.S. has two new animal health improving products in its portfolio.…
Formaldehyde and Bact-Aid™
As the end of an era for formaldehyde becomes imminent, the need to find a good…
Strong Together
We are very active in the field of innovation and believe in a cooperation that…
Brocacel® in petfood
Brocacel®, the deactivated and pure yeast culture made of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,…
Tox-Aid®: The deactivation of Enniatin B
In line with our motto ‘inspired by nature, scientifically proven’ mycotoxin…
Tox-Aid®: Also deactivates Fumonisin and Ochratoxin
Tox-aid® is a natural solution that deactivates mycotoxins. In three steps…
Salmon oil: vegetarian salmon and alternatives
Salmon oil is a widely used oil of which 99% is derived from farmed salmon. Its…
RunderFit™ 2.0
Runderfit™ 2.0 only contains natural products such as herbs, yeasts and clay…
Tox-Aid®: Masked Mycotoxins
E.F.S. believes that nature has a solution for everything. Mycotoxins are part of a…
ActiBeet®: latest results
Recent research performed in Thailand by Agrana has revealed that, in addition to…
Mycotoxins
Nowadays, adequately controlling the growth of bacteria and fungi is possible, but…
Tox-Aid®: Mycotoxins in dairy farming
Mycotoxins are an underestimated problem in livestock. More knowledge has been…
Salmon oil: pricing and EPA/DHA content
In this newsletter we would like to provide some insight as to how pricing works.…
ActiBeet®: Betaine vs. Choline
‘Choline and betaine sources are 1:1 interchangeable!’ is an often heard statement,…
Salmon oil and facts
Even as early as the 1920s it was already known that certain fatty acids are…
ActiBeet®: 40% Betaine
A sugar beet consists of more than just sugar. The production of sugar creates all…
Schothorst research ActiBeet®
E.F.S.-Holland is always on the lookout for new, highquality products that match…
Effects of Tox-Aid® on the performances of piglets
Tox-Aid® is a mixture of inactivated yeast, bentonite and plant extracts. The aim…
E.F.S.-Holland on Dutch television
On October 5th the Dutch television program ‘Ondernemend Nederland’ showed an item…
Effect of Brocacel® on performances of weaned piglets
Brocacel® is an inactivated yeast culture (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) with a high…
EFSA: No increase in risk for consumer when formaldehyde is used in animal feed
In February 2014, the EFSA published an article on the use of formaldehyde in…
E.F.S. launches Tox-Aid®
Although mycotoxins are relevant throughout the year, this is definitely the time…
The plain naked truth on salmon oil
There are many stories circulating in the market about salmon oil. In order to…
Reduction of heat stress in pigs and poultry
Every summer, sows have difficulty with the higher temperatures in the sty. Reduced…
The effect of salmon oil on the leg strength of broilers
Leg disorders form a major problem for the broiler chicken industry. Although…
Should we worry about mycotoxins in dairy feed?
Cows are capable of detoxifying limited amounts of mycotoxins in the rumen. This is…