YOUR CATALYST FOR INCREASED PERFORMANCE
Trident MicroNutri supports responsible
and efficient milk and beef production
Trident MicroNutri is a leading feed additive distributor, offering innovative products and expert technical services to the animal feed industry, across GB & Ireland, for more than a decade. Previously operating under the name AB Vista GB&I, Trident MicroNutri was introduced in September 2023, as the new name for AB Agri’s rapidly expanding GB&I feed additive business. Since the new brand launch, Trident MicroNutri has continued to specialise in the supply and distribution of industry-leading ruminant feed additives, helping to
improve animal performance and maximise farm profitability. Its strength lies in a deep understanding of farmers, and the technology behind its products and services. This allows for the provision of unparalleled support, combining top-tier products and tailored feed strategies to maximise ROI on farm. Working alongside key industry partners to develop and distribute new products and services, the Trident MicroNutri team is now able to provide even more comprehensive, effective and responsible solutions for diverse operations.
Latest developments
It also helps brings the latest developments and research to leading nutritionists and producers, as most recently seen in May at the seminar, New Developments in Transition Cow Management, as detailed separately in this issue of Feed Compounder magazine.
During this seminar, Trident MicroNutri presented the latest practical trial results using the highly concentrated form of rumen protected choline, ReaShure XC, for transition cows.
Feeding ReaShure XC supports the cow’s liver to process and metabolise fat, especially during the critical transition period. The result is reduced risk of transition diseases and a more productive start to lactation.
This supports higher peak milk and lactation yield, healthier transitions and improved calf growth and health, with the benefits proven in some 30 published research studies and 40 peer reviewed papers.
Inform decision making
Drawing on relationships with its industry partners, including those across the AB
Agri ruminant and dairy business, Trident MicroNutri is perfectly positioned to help customers deliver feed additives for optimal ruminant animal nutrition. This in turn supports farming operations based around feed efficiencies and responsible production.
Key to this is providing the on-farm data to tailor strategies, with Trident MicroNutri’s NIR services crucial to understanding the baseline of rations and helping to inform future decision making.
Forage quality represents a key parameter to maximising profitability. By applying feed intelligence and understanding variations in raw materials, purchasing decisions can be supported and feeds formulated closer to specification.
As a full service NIR provider, Trident MicroNutri can help identify inefficiencies across the production process, by monitoring variability and controlling the quality of raw materials and feed.
The Handheld NIR (HHNIR), developed and powered by AB Vista, uses the same NIR technology as used in AB Vista’s laboratories.
The calibrations have been developed
over 25 years, incorporating more than 400,000 global reference samples and more than 4 million spectra plus reference values, resulting in a robust calibration database that is constantly developing.
Feed utilisation efficiency
Traditionally used to predict forage nutrient content quickly and accurately, a new HHNIR calibration has been developed that can predict the dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and organic matter (OM) content of dairy manure. By assessing the differences in manure analysis, Trident MicroNutri believes it can determine any changes in efficiency of feed utilisation, based on dietary changes, or the need for the introduction of ruminal digestion aids such as the rumen buffer Acid Buf, live yeast Vistacell and ration pre-treatment Vista Pre-T
Acid Buf is a highly efficient rumen buffer made from calcareous marine algae. By stabilising pH levels, Acid Buf fosters an environment that promotes fibre digesting microbial activity.
In tandem with Acid Buf, Vistacell plays
MEET THE KEY PEOPLE AT TRIDENT MICRONUTRI
MARIE STEPHENSON Head of Additives
Having joined the team in September 2023, with a background in ruminant sales and commercial team management, I manage the sales team in the UK and Ireland for the feed additives department. It is my role to set the strategy and ensure growth in all areas of the portfolio.
MARTIN MCCONNELL
Southern Ireland Sales Manager and Ruminant Nutritionist
Coming from a farming background, I have worked within the feed industry for 30+ years, with feed businesses and their farmer customers in the UK, Ireland and overseas. With a passion for improving farm profitability, I focus on feed efficiency, and this brings additional benefits of improved milk yields, better fertility and, for beef, improved production.
ANNA MILLAR
Ruminant Technical Manager
Joining the team in February 2024, I am an experienced Ruminant Technical Manager, with a demonstrated history of working in the animal nutrition and health industry. I have a particular interest in the link between animal health and nutrition, with a strong belief in the principle of ‘feeding for health’.
SHANNA BATTAGLIA
Southern UK Sales Manager
ALISON STEWART Sales Manager
STEPHEN LAVERY
North UK & Northern Ireland Sales Manager
a pivotal role in optimising rumen health. Once the rumen has been buffered by Acid Buf, Vistacell introduces live yeast into the rumen environment, nurturing beneficial microorganisms crucial for rumen health optimisation.
Vistacell’s yeast strain creates an ideal environment for cellulolytic bacteria–enhancing fibre digestion and overall feed efficiency. By supporting the rumen, cows can extract more from feeds, maximising nutritional value.
Acid Buf and Vistacell can be added to concentrates and blends or can be offered as a farm pack to be fed on farm.
Forage pre-treatment
Vista Pre-T forage pre-treatment is designed to improve the digestibility and energy status of forages and can either be top dressed on silage or fed as part of a TMR to get the most out of homegrown forage.
Vista Pre-T boosts the rumen’s natural ability to digest forage and allows nutritionists and producers to use forage more efficiently.
A new introduction to the Trident MicroNutri offering is the SiloSolve range including silage
I am business manager supporting customers in Northern Ireland, the north of England and Scotland. I have been with TMN for a year now, but have over 20 yearsexperience of working in the local dairy industry, specifically in ruminant genetics and nutrition. I also farm beef cattle at home.
I am business manager supporting customers in southern England, covering the Midlands, down to South-West England and incorporating Wales. I have been with TMN for just over a year, with a track-record in ruminant nutrition, originally garnered in South Africa. I am regularly liaising with nutritionists, buyers, customer technical teams and our own sales teams to deliver services and solutions.
ANGHARAD LOVELUCK
I am a Commercial Manager within the TMN team and have been with the business for nearly three years. I am responsible for existing and prospective accounts in both Northern Ireland and the south of England, while splitting my time with the Technical Team, supporting on the NIR and Mycocheck services.
Technical Services Manager
I am involved in the practical and strategic management of all NIR services for our GB & I customers, as well as the co-ordination of the Mycocheck service provided by Volac. I am also involved in account management for equine and other customers.
FC, containing a patented combination of bacterial strains that together scavenge oxygen from the clamp and preserve forage value. This results in better quality, higher protein forage, while actively inhibiting yeasts and moulds.
Through smarter use of forage, there is less pressure on the pocket and the environment, as the energy content of the ration is increased, keeping feed costs down and feed efficiency improved.
Mycotoxin threat
Alongside regular fibre and forage updates, Trident MicroNutri‘s technical team also prepares a regular mycotoxin outlook, advising on the threats to feeds and forages, while concentrating on the negative effects of mycotoxins on both performance and the herd’s immune system.
To mitigate the risk of damage to productivity and health from mycotoxin ingestion, many top producing herds routinely include UltraSorb R as both a preventative measure, and as insurance to protect cow health and production.
UltraSorb R is a second-generation mycotoxin binder to help overcome mycotoxin problems. Specially selected active ingredients bind, transform and degrade mycotoxins that ruminants are most susceptible to in the rumen. Trident MicroNutri also offers the MycoCheck service, analysing forage, feed and ration samples, to all UltraSorb R customers.
Across all parameters
Accurate and timely analysis across all of these parameters allows for improved feed management and better monitoring of feed quality, resulting in improved animal nutrition and overall herd health and performance.
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