management practices to keep up. Often, suggested vitamin requirements date back to papers


published many years ago or may not be applicable for UK systems. We need to ensure that these highly productive animals have sufficient skeletal strength without contributing to environmental concerns through excess excretion. Therefore, Premier is investing in major reviews of vitamin and


mineral nutrition. The first full feeding trials commence in late 2019 with an overall aim of improving welfare and performance in 2020 and beyond.


Coping with antibiotic reduction Nutrition can play a key part in helping the industry meet RUMA’s 2020 antibiotic reduction targets. For example, as new crystalline AAs become available, overall


crude protein levels in feeds can be reduced while cutting nitrogen excretion and improving gut health, potentially reducing need for medication. The AA profile of feeds today is geared towards lean growth and milk production and is largely derived from research on healthy pigs. However, we’re aware that this profile isn’t optimum for immune


response and so changes to this profile may help the pig fight disease. This is one of many reasons why commercial feed specifications should be tested under fully commercial conditions.


Pet


Andrew Miller, pet nutritionist Premiumisation and sustainability The trend for premiumisation of pet foods closely tracks many human food trends and continues to gather pace from a well- established base. Whether it’s a continued move to natural ingredients, grain-free recipes, high meat inclusions, vegetarian or vegan foods, novel and exotic proteins, raw or functional foods with specific health benefits, these ever-changing trends will continue to present an ongoing challenge to pet nutritionists in 2020. In addition, sustainability of pet foods is a key industry challenge


and will drive the development of novel manufacturing processes and the exploitation of new raw material streams by manufacturers in 2020. We work hard to stay ahead of the curve and our role is to


understand and predict these trends so that we can adapt our premix formulations to ensure foods continue to be safe for pets and meet their nutritional requirements.


Market growth According to the PFMA, the UK pet food market is worth £2.9 billion per year and is growing at an average rate of 1% per year. One area


As nutrition specialists, we take a hands-on approach, using expertise


and science to formulate and manufacture vitamin & mineral premixes, retail-ready products and on-farm supplements for customers worldwide.


Tailored nutrition, engineered to make a difference to your business.


FEED COMPOUNDER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 PAGE 37 +44 (0)1889 572 500 PREMIERNUTRITION.CO.UK


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68