WEBINARS ▶▶▶ Review: The Misset Inter Webinar on mycotoxin management
Mycotoxins are causing severe economic losses worldwide and they are a serious risk for the health of all livestock. My- cotoxin management, therefore, has the utmost priority for animal producers. A line-up of three renowned speakers shed light on the exposure levels for farm animals and the different strategies for eliminating mycotoxins. Regiane Santos, DVM, PhD Researcher at Schothorst Feed Research discussed the realistic exposure levels of mycotox- ins in farm animals. In the webinar Regiane shows the re- sults of two different studies. From these it appears that even low levels, below the EU-recommentations, of mul- ti-mycotoxin contamination can impair animal perfor- mance, depending of the dose and length of the exposure. In addition, she adressed the fact that chronic intoxication is more common than acute intoxication and that more knowledge on interactions is necessary. The second speaker Dr Clarisse Techer, research innova- tion development manager at Mixscience, shed light on the key criteria used to select the most effective toxin binder. Lastly, Julia Laurain, For Feed Product Specialist at Olmix
The line-up, from left to right: Regiane Santos of Schothorst Feed Research, Marieke Ploegmakers, the host, Dr Clarisse of Techer Mixscience, and Julia Lau- rain of Olmix.
spoke about testing toxin binders with in vivo references models. She discussed the benefits of testing toxin binders with in vivo versus in vitro models.
Webinar on gut health: ‘no antibiotics ever’
The first speaker, Eline Holtslag, an incubation specialist at Royal Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies, explained that post-hatch feeding is about the availability of feed, water and light for a newly hatched chick. “This kind of feeding can improve animal welfare, reduce antibiotic use and improve field performance,” she said. Field trials on post-hatch feed- ing showed a significant reduction in seven-day mortality rates and the highest reduction came from young breeders. Next up was Stefan Alius, product manager for poultry at Nuscience. Stefan discussed alternative tools and actions to support and evaluate gut health such as digital solutions, online NIR, software, new methods and taking a holistic ap- proach. “There’s still no silver bullet when it comes to pre- venting gut health issues,” he concluded. “But we really have to appreciate that a holistic approach on all levels needs to be implemented to cope with these issues better.” Lastly, Julien Kanarek, global segment leader, poultry, at Dupont, discussed boosting gut health through improved protein digestibility and the impact of feeding undigested crude protein on microbial communities. During the presentation
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The line-up, from left to right: Julien Kanarek of Dupont, Fabian Brockötter, the host, and Eline Holtslag of Royal Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies.
the audience was asked what their main driver would be for using a protease. The response was 29% to enhance bird per- formance, 22% to reduce feed costs, 39% to support gut health and 10% to contribute to responsible production.
▶ ALL ABOUT FEED | Volume 28, No. 10, 2020
PHOTO: MISSET UITGEVERIJ
PHOTO: MISSET UITGEVERIJ
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