Division of Agriculture, Adisseo expand animal nutrition research collaboration
By Fred Miller
U of A System Division of Agriculture
@AgNews479
Fast Facts:
- Division and Adisseo France S.A.S. extend research collaboration
- Research focuses on poultry health and nutrition
- Company name pronounced: ad-eh-SAY-oh
EDITORS NOTE: The names Jean-François Rous and Jean-François Meullenet in fourth graph are both correct.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Adisseo, a France-based animal nutrition company, have entered into an agreement to expand collaborative research in poultry health and nutrition that began last fall.
Mark Cochran, vice president-agriculture for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, and Stefan Jakob, director of Research and Development in Nutrition and Animal Health at Adisseo France S.A.S., signed a memorandum of understanding in October to establish an endowed professorship in the division’s department of poultry science.
A second agreement was signed Feb. 15 in the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences in Fayetteville. Jakob; Jean-François Rous, executive vice president of innovation for Adisseo; and Jean-François Meullenet, associate vice president for agriculture-research and director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, signed the February agreement.
“The close collaboration we began with Adisseo last fall established a partnership that promises to be highly beneficial for independent research and its translation into industry application,” Cochran said.
“This new agreement expands our research collaboration, builds upon the division’s and Adisseo’s leadership in the discipline, and opens doors for investigation into new areas that will benefit animal health and well-being, and the poultry industry as a whole,” Cochran said.
Meullenet said the collaboration joins the assets of two research powerhouses in animal health and nutrition.
“The sharing of expertise and resources benefits both parties,” Meullenet said. “The industry benefits when product development and testing is built upon a foundation of unbiased, basic research.”
Rous said that the collaboration with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is a cornerstone in Adisseo’s strategy to team up with world class universities, bringing together groundbreaking research and its industry application.
Jakob said, “We are very proud that we could establish such a profound and yet results driven partnership.”
The goal of the first agreement was to provide leadership and collaboration in research to promote sustainable poultry nutrition strategies, Jakob said.
Initially, the Division of Agriculture provided independent testing of Adisseo feed additive products, said Nathan McKinney, assistant director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.
“This second agreement,” McKinney said, “initiates a broad spectrum of poultry nutrition research that will reach from basic science in the laboratory to on-farm applications.”
The new agreement establishes a research steering committee that will allow the division and Adisseo to jointly decide on direction of research, research methods and budgets, and to select principle investigators to conduct the research, McKinney said.
“The fact that we decide commonly expresses very well the essence of this partnership, based on mutual trust and interest in groundbreaking research,” Jakob said.
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About Adisseo
Adisseo is one of the world's leading experts in feed additives. The group relies on its 11 research centers and its production sites based in Europe, USA and China to design, produce and market nutritional solutions for sustainable animal feed. With more than 2,100 employees, it serves around 3,500 customers in over 100 different countries through its global distribution network.
Adisseo is one of the main subsidiaries of China National BlueStar, leader in the Chinese chemical industry with nearly 23,000 employees and a turnover of 7,4 billion USD. Adisseo is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Adisseo Corporate website: adisseo.com
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Media Contact: Fred Miller
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
(479) 575-5647
fmiller@uark.edu
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