The American Dairy Products Institute has announced the appointment of Blake Anderson, as their new chief executive officer. Anderson joins the ADPI after a period of strong growth and significant progress in advancing the strategic goals of the association.  “Blake brings a wealth of leadership, skill, and character into our organization and the ADPI Board and I are confident that he is the right person to build on this momentum,” says Jerry O’Dea, president of ADPI’s board of directors

The sugar lactose is the primary carbohydrate source for neonatal mammals.  Mother’s milk is rich in lactose.  Newborn mammals are enzymatically equipped to digest and utilize the two-ring lactose molecule. There are several species-oriented categories of commercial animal feeds formulated for with lactose sources, including feeds for young: dairy calves, veal calves, piglets, lambs, foals and goat kids.

The lactose sources can be either liquid or dry, depending on the feeding systems. There are several lactose containing ingredients including: dried whey, dried permeate, dried skim milk, WPC, and crystalline lactose monohydrate. The following are major feed types that are formulated with lactose sources:

Global dairy prices slipped slightly at the latest auction on Wednesday, moderating further from a rally earlier in the year. The GDT Price Index dipped 0.4 percent, with an average selling price of $3,339 per ton. A total of 32,260 tons was sold at the latest auction, down 1.6 percent on the previous sale. Prices for whole milk powder fell 0.6 percent, as skim milk powder prices rose 0.3 percent.