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Delacon Biotechnik Ges.m.b.H. is a multinational feed additive company headquartered in Linz, Austria. Delacon manufactures and sells feed additives, conducts primary and applied agricultural research, and offers consulting and testing services in ammonia reduction. The company pioneered the development of phytogenic feed additives in the 1980s and is the worlds largest producer and distributor.

Delacon operates a production facility in Steyregg, Austria, markets products and services in 35 countries, and conducts primary and applied research in facilities in the European Union and globally.

History



 * 1984 	Phytogenic feed additive research begins in Austria


 * 1988	DELACON Biotechnik Ges.m.b.H. is founded in Steyregg, Austria, and the production facility is opened


 * 1990’s	After the fall of communism DELACON expands into the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.


 * 2001	Microencapsulation Technology is introduced into DELACON products


 * 2003 	DELACON expands into Asia and Pacific. 	GMP-13 quality certification is received. Products are organic farming certified under EU  Regulation 2092/91


 * 2005 	Production facility enters first phase of expansion to meet increasing demand
 * 2009 	DELACON expands into China and Russia


 * 2011	Performing Nature Research Center opened in the Czech Republic.


 * 2012	FRESTA ®F, is approved for use by the EU, and is the world’s first and only proven phytogenic zootechnical feed additive. Production facility enters second phase of expansion. Research activity is expanded with the creation of the Innovation and Research Division.

Regulatory affairs
On Feb 15, 2012 the European Union announced the registration of a Delacon product as an approved zootechnical feed additive for weaned piglets. This regulatory category is restricted to products whose performance claims are tested and proven, through an exacting safety, quality and efficacy evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority, the European Union Reference Laboratory, the EU Commission and 27 EU Member States. This product is the first phytogenic product in the world to meet the standards of proven performance set out by European Union regulators.

Innovation and research
Delacon researchers developed a new class of phytogenic feed additives in the 1980s, establishing the de facto industry standard. Delacon currently conducts primary and applied research in a number of facilities globally and within the European Union. The focus of global research is on the reduction of gas emissions such as ammonia and methane; evaluation of feed practices; improving production performance and economics; and improving animal welfare. Trials are conducted in company facilities and in a number of universities around the world.

Trial Facility
To meet a growing internal and external global demand for high quality controlled test facilities, Delacon developed and built an applied research trial station. Opened in 2011 the facility includes automated feeding system, a broiler feedlot, layers, climatic chambers, and a laboratory. The facility will be expanded to include swine nursing, fattening and breeding components. The main focus of trial station research is to evaluate new phytogenic substances, product applications, and performance outcomes (with a focus on digestion and growth improvement, disease prevention and reduction of environmental pollution . A part of the facility’s capacity is allocated to third party trials. The Delacon Performing Nature Research Centre is located in Stošíkovice na Louce, Czech Republic . Other Delacon facilities are located in Linz, Austria, and Sumperk, Czech Republic.