Pharmgate Restructures Team to Better Support Customer Needs
According to a recent release, Pharmgate Animal Health in Wilmington, N.C., has grown significantly as a trusted animal health provider with a comprehensive product portfolio that puts livestock health first. In response to that growth, the sales team has been restructured to include:
Adam Gutierrez, a key contributor to Pharmgate sales strategies for nine years, who has been promoted to sales director of integrator accounts. His new role entails demand creation and oversight of relationships with U.S. production systems and veterinary clinics. Gutierrez’s exceptional leadership and management skills are instrumental in how Pharmgate services large, multi-state accounts in a team environment.
Todd Kelly will transition to sales director of corporate accounts. Since starting with Pharmgate in 2014, he has held various leadership roles, most recently as director of U.S. sales. With his expertise within the animal health industry, Kelly brings a wealth of knowledge and insight that drives sales strategies, helping Pharmgate stay ahead of market trends and meet customer needs effectively. Kelly will retain his current responsibilities with pricing documentation, distributors, and marketing/agent agreements while spearheading new opportunities and business development.
Together, Gutierrez and Kelly deliver synergies in experience, team building, product, and industry knowledge that enable the Pharmgate U.S. team to continue market growth and expansion.
Feedworks USA Grows Its Monogastric Team
Feedworks USA, Ltd., Cincinnati, Ohio, announced the hiring of Tommy Shipp, Ph.D., as its technical services manager for the southeastern U.S., consulting with customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Dr. Shipp brings a wealth of nutrition and feed additive expertise to the rapidly growing Feedworks USA monogastric business portfolio.
In this new role, Dr. Shipp will provide technical sales and support to swine and poultry integrators, plus play a key role in the commercialization of existing products in the company’s portfolio, as well as future nutrition innovations.
“With his wealth of nutrition and technical service experience in the swine industry, Tommy will be a great asset to our customers, suppliers and our internal team,” says Michael Parsley, partner at Feedworks USA.
Prior to joining Feedworks USA, Dr. Shipp worked with Smithfield Hog Production, LLC, both internationally and domestically as director of nutrition. In addition, he was on staff as a nutritionist with Cape Fear Consulting, was swine technical services director at ADM Animal Health and Nutrition, and held a similar position with Trouw Nutrition USA. Also, for the past eight years, Dr. Shipp has been in partnership with his brother in their cow-calf operation in Alabama.
Dr. Shipp is eager to join the team and help companies apply the Feedworks USA product portfolio in the most effective ways.
“A key aspect of what I do is help my customers beyond what a product is or what it does, so that they get the most benefit from it,” Dr. Shipp says. “Nutrition is a science and an art. Therefore, it’s vital to ask the right questions to fully understand the customer needs to offer solutions that position them for success.”
Feedworks USA, Ltd., is an exclusive distributor for domestic and international feed additive manufacturers of innovative, well-researched products that offer financial benefits to end users. For more information, visit FeedworksUSA.com.
dsm-firmenich Has Released Results of the World Mycotoxin Survey from Q1 2024
Each year dsm-firmenich analyzes a large number of feed samples from around the world to understand and monitor contamination levels of the different mycotoxins in a variety of feed ingredients. From January to March 2024, 5,383 samples were collected and analyzed from 64 countries around the world. The results concluded that Fusarium mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins, are most frequently found with the highest regions of mycotoxins found in North and Central America, South Asia, Southeast Asia and China, and Taiwan.
The survey also includes further details on the prevalence levels for each mycotoxin within regions, global and local risk for each, risk levels posed for each species, and an overview of mycotoxin detection methods.
“The presence of mycotoxins remain a threat to animal health, with adverse effects impacting reproduction, digestive disorders and performance,” says Ursula Hofstetter, head of mycotoxin risk management at dsm-firmenich. “These latest findings underscore the ongoing global challenge mycotoxins pose to animal welfare and farm productivity, reinforcing the critical need for effective mycotoxin management strategies.”
Mycotoxins are naturally produced by the fungi that can contaminate raw feed materials in the field and during storage. When ingested by animals, mycotoxins have a wide range of negative effects such as impaired reproduction, digestive disorders, carcinogenicity, and reduced performance.
Find the dsm-firmenich World Mycotoxin Survey here.
