The company added that employees at the Joplin pet food sites will have opportunities at other General Mills pet food plants.
The new vaccine is both temperature-stable and designed to deliver multiple timed-release doses in a single injection.
The laboratory will be operated jointly with the Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, a leading provincial research and innovation organization.
The deal includes 17 feed mills and is expected to close in the first half of 2026, pending customary regulatory approvals.
The mill was developed jointly by Bühler Changzhou in China and the company’s headquarters in Switzerland and is designed to produce 15 to 60 tons per hour.
GALVmed works to make livestock vaccines and medicines more accessible, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
This comes on the heels of another major inauguration of an aquafeed plant by De Heus Uganda.
Argentina had previously declared itself free of H5N1 in August 2023 following a successful stamping-out and surveillance campaign.
EFSA’s panel of experts has examined the maize thoroughly and found no risks when used as intended in food and feed products.
With migratory birds clustering in Europe during winter months, proactive biosecurity is essential to prevent infections from entering farms.