Brett

Question 1

what is Brett

Answer 1

irish feed industry

Question 2

compound feed production in ROI in 2023

Answer 2

5.66 million tons Feed in 2023

Bovine 3.46 m (Dairy 1.9 m, Beef 1.56 m)
Monogastric 1.4 m (Pig 0.7 m, Poultry 0.7 m)
Sheep 0.2 m
Other 0.6 m (Equine, Pet food)

Question 3

how many million tons Native Grain used in feed production 2023

Answer 3

~1.6 million tons Native Grain used in Feed Production 2023

Question 4

how many tonnes does Brett import into Ireland

Answer 4

Imports into Ireland 4-5 million tons

• Energy – Cereals, Beet Pulp
• Protein – Soya, Rapeseed Ext
• Fibre – Soya Hulls, Palm Kernal
• Co-products – Distillers, Wheatfeed

Question 5

what source does energy come from

Answer 5

cereals
beet pulp

Question 6

what source does protein come from

Answer 6

soya
rapeseed ext

Question 7

what source does fibre come from

Answer 7

soya hulls
palm kernal

Question 8

what source does co-products come from

Answer 8

distillers
wheatfeed

Question 9

who is brett owned by

Answer 9

family owned

Question 10

since when has the current kilkenny site in Callan being operating since

Answer 10

1979

Question 11

brett mill is producing feed for which animals

Answer 11

pig, Dairy, Beef, Sheep

Question 12

what is the average usage of native grain in bretts?

Answer 12

44%

Question 13

how many tonnes of grain does Brett store on site

Answer 13

40,000 tonnes

Question 14

Grain & Mill Handling Facility

Answer 14

• Storage of 40,000 tons of grain on site
• Conversion from Diesel Oil to Gas
• Reduction in carbon footprint

Question 15

Feed Manufacturing Site in Callan

Answer 15

• Automated raw material intake
• Computer controlled blending and mixing
• Cubing and pelleting
• Automated out loading and dispatch
  system

Question 16

who is the competent authority with responsibility for animal feed hygiene legislation

Answer 16

DAFM

Question 17

bretts are a registered ????

Answer 17

Feed Business Operator (FBO)

Question 18

what is all feed manufactured based on

Answer 18

HACCP and Good manufacturing practices

Question 19

what sort of audits take place for quality and compliance

Answer 19

internal vertification audits

Question 20

since when has bretts being vertified to universal feed assurance scheme

Answer 20

since 2006

Question 21

what does UFAS stand for

Answer 21

Universal Feed Assurance Scheme

Question 22

what does IGAS stand for

Answer 22

Irish Grain Assurance Scheme

Question 23

what sort of farmers are part of the IGAS

Answer 23

tillage farmers

Question 24

what sort of audits take place for both schemes

Answer 24

UFAS
IGAS

Question 25

where does Bretts only purchase from

Answer 25

approved suppliers (UFAS, GMP+) with agreed specifications

Question 26

what happens raw materials prior to purchase

Answer 26

all raw materials are risk assessed prior to purchase e.g potential contaminants, country of origin

Question 27

how are diets formulated

Answer 27

by nutritionists using specialised optimisation software package formulation is specific to animal soecies