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Vietnam

Alltech began operating in Vietnam in 1994 and officially opened a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000. After steady development, Alltech Vietnam moved to Dong Nai in 2006, where it expanded its operations and built a production plant. In 2022, Alltech will open a brand-new trace minerals manufacturing facility in Vietnam.

Czech Republic

Alltech Czech Republic was founded in 1993. Office is situated in Prague – Podolí. Our sales managers and industry specialists work throughout all regions in Czech Republic, providing quick and professional service to all customers.

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Společnost Alltech Česká republika byla založena v roce 1993. Kancelář se nachází v Praze - Podolí. Naši regionální zástupci a specialisté z oboru pracují ve všech regionech České republiky a poskytují rychlý a profesionální servis všem zákazníkům.

Croatia

Alltech Croatia was founded in 1998 and from the beginning, the company has endeavoured to assist its customers in improving animal feeding routines by sharing the most up-to-date research trial results with them and suggesting solutions to the day-to-day challenges that farmers face.

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TRI-STATE LIVESTOCK NEWS: What’s In The Bunk?

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For some areas of South Dakota, a hot and dry summer was followed by a wet fall and a hard freeze has yet to set in for the winter months. These factors have created the perfect storm for molds to grow in the state's corn fields, and experts warning livestock producers to test first before feeding corn silage to gestating cows. "Mycotoxins are an issue in South Dakota this year due a lot to the weather issues the state has experienced," said Max Hawkins, Alltech mycotoxin management team nutritionist.

PETFOOD INDUSTRY: Aging Dogs and Humans Benefit from Functional Ingredients

Submitted by aeadmin on Tue, 11/28/2017 - 13:34

Over the past several decades, scientists have compiled a body of evidence that aging dogs and humans experience similar physical changes and challenges. Likewise, certain functional ingredients may help both senior pets and their owners fend off age-related declines.

“Cognitive decline in senior dogs is remarkably similar to Alzheimer’s disease in humans,” Juan Gomez, global director for Alltech's companion animal business, told Petfood Industry.

Denmark

Alltech Denmark works alongside many types of feed mills and our unique products are suitable in every kind of animal husbandry. Significant increases in production and Alltech's focus on the individual farmer and his needs, has made Alltech Denmark a serious partner for companies who seek profitable production.

The Alltech network throughout the world has helped many Danish farmers to invest in production, particularly in former non-EU markets. Alltech Denmark also serves the countries of Sweden, Finland and Iceland. 

Patrick Charlton

Patrick Charlton is vice president of Europe at Alltech, overseeing all of the company's European business. Previously, he was CEO of Alltech Coppens, a specialist aquaculture feeds company, which was acquired by Alltech in 2016.

Over the 30 years he has worked for Alltech, Charlton has held a number of roles, both regional and global, giving him a broad overview of the company and its global business.

He graduated from the University of Nottingham in the U.K. and joined Alltech U.K. in 1991, becoming the technical manager in 1995. In 1998, Charlton moved to Cape Town, South Africa, to become technical director for Alltech in Africa and the Middle East, working with customers throughout the region.

Charlton took on the role of general manager of Alltech Canada in 2000, working with customers, consultants and researchers across Canada. In 2005, he was promoted to global Bioplex® manager, responsible for all activities relating to the Bioplex series of organic minerals.

Charlton currently lives in the U.K. and received a master’s degree in fermentation and distilling from Heriot-Watt University in 2006.

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Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith served as Alltech’s vice president of Asia-Pacific from 2011–2019. Working in the feed industry for more than 27 years — 22 of which have been with Alltech — Smith has traveled extensively in Asia, Europe and North America. 

Smith relocated from the U.K. to become the general manager of Alltech New Zealand in 2009 before being promoted to his regional role. In 2018, Smith returned to live in the U.K., taking responsibility for Alltech E-CO2, the global rumen function platform and Alltech U.K. He also continues to oversee parts of Alltech’s Asia-Pacific network.

Smith began his working career on a dairy farm in the U.K. before receiving a business law degree from Coventry University and then a solicitor’s final qualification from the College of Law, Chester.

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Nick Smit

Nick Smit is vice president of Africa for Alltech. He grew up on a dairy and crop farm on the west coast of South Africa, and he attended Stellenbosch University in South Africa, from which he received his bachelor’s degree in agriculture, and the University of Guelph in Canada. Smit then went on to work for Ralston Purina in Canada and joined Alltech in 1991 to head up Alltech Canada while at the same time taking a lead role in developing Alltech’s ethanol division in North America.

In 2000, Smit returned to South Africa, where he became managing director for Alltech Africa and the Middle East. In 2005, he moved to Alltech’s global headquarters in Kentucky, USA, and became director for North America, in addition to his role in Africa and the Middle East. At the end of 2007, Smit returned to Stellenbosch, South Africa, to resume his duties as vice president for Alltech Africa.

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Dr. Ronan Power

Dr. Ronan Power is vice president and chief scientific officer at Alltech. Since 2002, Power has been based at the Alltech Center for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA. He maintains a broad range of research interests related to the application of Alltech products in animal nutrition and human health, with an emphasis on preventing syndromes and diseases associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and gastrointestinal stress.

Power joined Alltech in 1991 as European director of research, initially based on the campus of the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he was an adjunct professor in the Department of Biochemistry. During this time, he also directed Alltech’s regulatory affairs division in Europe. In 1998, he re-established Alltech’s European Bioscience Centre at its new headquarters in Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland, where he maintained an active graduate student program through which many Ph.D. and Master of Science candidates have successfully obtained their degrees.

He received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the National University of Ireland. Afterward, he completed his postdoctoral training in cell biology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he studied aspects of steroid hormone action in reproductive physiology and disease.

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