Anti-caking agent

Papillon Agricultural Co., developer of premium nutritional products for dairy and beef cattle, has launched a new anti-caking agent, DeTerra 365™, to support ruminant immune function with improved feed hygiene.

Designed for use in dairy and beef cow rations, DeTerra 365 is a consistently pure calcium montmorillonite clay used to bind moisture in feed, limiting the potential for mold growth and mycotoxin production.

“DeTerra 365 is a top-of-the-line anti-caking agent that supports immune function,” said Papillon President David Briggs. “Plus, we are able to price it competitively because we source it straight from a proven, pure deposit in Nevada through our sister company MIN-AD.”

DeTerra 365’s unique structure and small particle size provides a high surface area for cation exchange, making it an excellent feedstuff flow agent. Through this unique structure and consistent quality control, DeTerra 365 helps mitigate feed challenges and support healthy immune function.

The product is processed in MIN-AD’s Safe Feed/Safe Food certified facility and priced economically.

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Handheld electronic tag readers

Merck Animal Health has announced the wide availability of a new series of Allflex^® APR handheld RFID (radio frequency identification) readers, designed to enhance efficiency and productivity for livestock producers.

The new family of handheld readers offers expanded storage in a compact, rugged format, which is useful for livestock producers to manage record collection with speed, convenience and accuracy.

The new APR650 (APR) scans electronic identification (eID) tag numbers and barcodes, opening new avenues for producers to link an animal to any information that has a barcode.

The APR has a useful keypad for entering information, stores up to 1 million records and can be connected remotely to a producer’s office.

Each APR product is ergonomically designed in rugged casing and verifies reads with flashing lights, vibrations and sounds. The free Allflex Connect smartphone application facilitates information transfer from APR to office.

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Detectable needles

As pioneers of detectable needles, the Neogen Ideal^® D3™X Needle is the evolution of the D3 Needle product line, with innovative features designed to provide protection and peace of mind for producers, workers, packers and consumers. Created with common causes of broken needles in mind — such as bending or straightening of the needle or improper technique — D3X is intuitive, easy to use and requires no additional training.

The D3X Needle is made with stronger sidewalls, which are crimped and pressed into sturdy, aluminum hubs. These thick-walled cannulas increase strength load and decrease bending and breaking, keeping the needle tip sharper longer than conventional needles.

The newly developed easy-to-grip extraction collar is adhered to the needle and allows for immediate needle removal following a broken needle. Using our trusted detectable metal alloy and highly visible extraction collar, D3X needles detect needle fragments at line speed using X-ray or magnetic technology.

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Double-output small square baler

Achieve better efficiency and unmatched bale consistency while doubling the output with the Hesston by Massey Ferguson SB.1436DB small square baler. Designed for commercial hay producers, this innovative machine tackles today’s biggest challenges — labor shortages, tight harvest windows and bale inconsistency — while delivering Hesston’s legendary premium-quality hay. With industry-leading uptime, the SB.1436DB’s heavy-duty design, SimplEbale™ system and advanced features let you bale faster, longer and with double the output, saving time and cutting costs.