New Products in the Feed Industry

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Evonik’s AMINODat® 6.0 is a database for feed raw materials that is up to date at all times and that the company claims is more comprehensive than any other offer available to the feed industry. Based on this database, feeds for livestock can be formulated with even greater precision.

“If we want to feed farm animals healthily, in an efficient way and at the same time conserve natural resources, we have to know the feed raw materials being used very well,” says Dr. Emmanuel Auer, head of the Animal Nutrition business line at Evonik.

Evonik Animal Nutrition has been conducting raw material analyses for decades and supports its customers with the processed data. These data were previously consolidated and made available every five years in printed form and as an interactive software. With AMINODat® 6.0, they are now available in shorter intervals as a web application. “This means that we can support our customers with updates several times a year,” says Dr. Markus Wiltafsky-Martin, who is responsible for service development at Evonik Animal Nutrition.

Raw material qualities are highly variable due to different growing, drying and storage conditions. Wiltafsky-Martin says, “All these factors vary not only from season to season, but also from region to region. That’s why we don’t report only global averages, but country-specific values.”

The analyses are based on raw material samples that Evonik receives from customers all over the world. AMINODat® 6.0 comprises more than 900,000 analytical results from over 18,000 samples of more than 500 raw materials.

In addition to the amino acid and proximate content of raw materials, AMINODat® 6.0 provides: • a complete set of amino acid digestibility coefficients which had been updated and extended by Evonik’s experts, fatty acid profiles of raw materials as

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a new feature, quality parameters like anti-nutritional factors, protein solubility and content of reactive Lysine which indicate the degree of heat processing, biogenic amines, which play an important role in the evaluation of animal by-products and silages, latest revised amino acid recommendations for poultry, swine and aqua. currently undergoing a neutral, third-party verification.

BASF Animal Nutrition is a leader in sustainability assessments and life cycle analysis (LCA) in the animal protein industry. Since their first project in 1996, BASF have completed hundreds of EcoEfficiency and LCA studies. With Opteinics, they aim to increase their reach even further. As a scalable solution, Opteinics empowers organizations in the feed and animal production industries to independently understand and reduce their environ-mental impact, without time and cost-intensive consultancy studies. ba SF a nimal n utrition launCheS digital Solution o pteini CS F or m ore SuStainable Feed and animal protein produCtion

Opteinics is a sustainability analytics platform, integrated to industry-standard feed formulation software, that enables even non-experts in sustainability to independently understand and reduce environmental impact.

Currently, animal feed formulation focuses almost exclusively on fulfilling the nutritional requirements of the animal at the minimum cost possible. With the addition of the environmental impact as a third dimension, Opteinics opens a new opportunity for a more sustainable feed and animal protein production, at the best price possible. Nutritionists and formulators are now empowered to make reasoned choices when designing feed, for the benefit of the environment. Thus, customer organizations profit from significantly reduced time and resource investment when innovating in their product portfolio, obtaining data for sustainability reporting, or communicating environmental impact reduction to customers and other stakeholders.

Opteinics draws its environmental impact datasets from globally accepted databases and its models are designed in accordance to the latest ISO, FAO LEAP and PEF standards. Additionally, the platform is ab viSta launCheS online dietary Fibre CalCulator to help nutritioniStS optimiSe animal dietS

AB Vista has launched a free tool to assist nutritionists as they formulate animal diets. The dietary fibre calculator uses average values of global raw materials to calculate the dietary fibre content (plus other more in-depth fibre parameters) of finished animal feed.

The calculator offers the option of entering up to 28 different raw materials, along with the daily total intake in kg, to show the fibre composition of the feed and the daily fibre intake in either a data or graphic view.

Xaviere Rousseau, AB Vista Global Technical Support Manager, says: “As feed additive specialists, we know that the role of fibre in monogastric diets can be misunderstood and that achieving the optimum fibre fraction can be challenging, even for experienced nutritionists.

“We have designed this calculator to be a straightforward, easy to access way to assess the total dietary fibre content of finished feed.”

The parameters within the calculator represent the values that are available within AB Vista’s new Dietary Fibre analysis service, part of the company’s comprehensive NIR offering.

Kemin induStrieS launCheS p aradigmox ® g reen For organiC liveStoCK p rodu C tion in emena region

Kemin Industries has launched a new antioxidant solution, Paradigmox® Green, for the organic livestock production industry in the EMENA region. Antioxidants are a crucial element in every livestock diet, as they preserve valuable nutrients and protect the diet from oxidation, ensuring optimal animal health, performance and carcass quality.

“The science is undeniable: the risk of feed oxidation is considerable and inherent to the feed production process,” said Karen Bierinckx, Product Manager, Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – EMENA. “Oxidation can happen at any point in the production and distribution of feed, from the addition of oxidation-prone ingredients, such as lipids, to the preparation of premix, to heat-induced oxidation during transportation and storage. Supplementation of quality, peroxide-free feed improves animal welfare and assures healthy livestock products – which we consume daily. This helps preserve and provide consumer nutritional and health benefits.”

Antioxidants are key in every diet, so Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – EMENA offers an extensive portfolio of antioxidant solutions for its customers, with each product answering specific customer needs.

Globally, consumers are demanding more natural, sustainable and ecofriendly food products, making food producers move away from synthetic additives towards “green”, alternative products.

“To meet this emerging need, Kemin has developed Paradigmox Green, a fully natural blend that is also suitable for organic production,” said Frederika Somers, Business Manager – Nutrition for Monogastrics, Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – EMENA. “By launching Paradigmox Green, Kemin now can offer a complete antioxidant solutions portfolio – liquid or dry, traditional or organic – that fits seamlessly with our customers’ specific requirements.”

Kemin scientists have developed unique liquid and dry blends consisting of synergistic mixes of natural tocopherols with chelators for complete protection against oxidation. The highly efficient antioxidants in Paradigmox Green are permitted for use in organic farming to help animal nutrition and health specialists meet market expectations.

“The combination of tocopherols with natural ingredients makes Paradigmox Green a very effective antioxidant that benefits the animal, farmer, feed producer, retailer and final end-product user,” said Bierinckx. “With this newest solution, Kemin can answer the market demand for more environmentally friendly practices and boost Europe’s “green” economy.”

To support animal nutrition and health professionals, Kemin also offers services to ensure optimal results when using its products.

The extensive and unique Lipid Evaluation Test provides in-depth oxidative analysis to elucidate the nutritional quality of the lipid source that Kemin customers are currently using in your diets. Evaluating fats and oils is crucial, as large variations in oxidative value and energy may dilute the nutritional value of lipids, potentially resulting in lower animal performance and possible health risks.

Kemin also provides a full evaluation of the oxidative quality of feed and feed raw materials, focusing on a complete oxidative profile validation, sensitivity towards future oxidation assessments and antioxidant recovery protocols.

For liquid antioxidants, Kemin Application Solutions offers a tailor-made liquid antioxidant application, supported by automated application technology developed and implemented to ensure excellent product distribution and ease of use.

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With sow productivity increasing by 0.3 piglets reared per sow, per year as seen over the last ten years, a new range of pig breeder feeds has been developed to meet the heightened nutrient demands of the hyperprolific sow.

Delta Nutrio from ABN promises to be a game changer for the pig breeding industry, claim the company, responding to increased sow prolificacy and the resulting demand placed on the animal, particularly in terms of vitality and well-being. Due to the increased nutrient requirements during the reproductive cycle, hyperprolific sows can suffer from loss of body condition leading to a delayed weaned to oestrus interval, and a reduction in the size of the next litter.

A greater variation of piglet birth weight, synonymous with increased litter sizes, also leads to low birth-weight piglets with a lower chance of survival.

ABN’s Delta Nutrio range provides optimum nutrient supply for all levels of sow productivity and includes improved mineral and vitamin nutrition for increased sow lifetime performance.

“The producer benefits from well maintained sows in good condition, a reduced weaned to service interval and enhanced embryo quality, whilst also supporting improved litter size, with better piglet survival,” explains Dr Steve Jagger, senior pig nutritionist at ABN.

Chelated minerals included in the Delta Nutrio range increase mineral bioavailability, leading to improved hoof, bone and cartilage integrity. A highly available source of vitamin D3 has been incorporated across the full Delta Nutrio range, supporting bone health and strength as well as immune function.

“Optimising these parameters leads to increased sow productivity and reduced culling rates, thus resulting in improved longevity,” adds Tegan Sutton, ABN pig nutritionist and Delta Nutrio project leader.

Keeping sows in optimal body condition also aids embryo development, leading to improved piglet vitality. Embryo quality can be improved by feeding sows a service diet, with highly digestible carbohydrate content, triggering the hormones required for embryo development. Added carnitine can improve placental development, reducing piglet variation and increasing piglet vitality. More viable piglets have an extended suckling period, boosting weaned weight.

The Delta Nutrio range improves the farrowing process through the use of fibres, reducing constipation, while the optimal electrolyte balance around parturition increases mineral mobilisation, aiding the birthing process and assisting with early milk production. The addition of a probiotic to the lactation diets reduces piglet mortality by balancing the gut flora.

“By combining all of these factors we can improve piglet vitality and survival rates,” says Ms Sutton.

The range also helps reduce sow weight loss during lactation, significantly influencing lifetime productivity.

“Improvements in condition, assisted by the inclusion of an enzyme to improve nutrient availability to the sow, leads to improved weaned to oestrus interval, an increase in the size of the next litter, and increased piglet numbers produced per sow, per year,” concludes Ms Sutton.