ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR VITAMIN FORMULATION IN LIVESTOCK RATIONS IN WAKE


ANPARIO KEEPS IT NATURAL WITH


NEW OREGO-STIM CAMPAIGN Anpario’s “Naturally More Profitable” campaign has been launched to convey the company’s commitment to using natural, high quality ingredients in their flagship Eubiotic product, Orego-Stim. Orego-Stim is an oregano essential oil based product that works in the gastrointestinal tract to support animal health, leading to more productive and hence more profitable livestock.


OF GLOBAL MINERAL CRISIS With a major fire at the BASF citral plant in Germany causing a global shortage of vitamins A and E, many livestock producers are concerned about availability and the impact on feed prices, however according to Bob Kendal, Alltech U.K.’s ruminant manager for the north, there are alternative options available. “BASF is by far the world’s largest


producer of citral, a key intermediate in the production of vitamins A and E, and following the fire, the market for these key minerals has been squeezed,” says Mr Kendal. “As a result, we have seen significant price


volatility for vitamin A and E feed components, which has left livestock producers vulnerable to a hike in feed prices, with some prepared to reduce the specification of rations to offset the increased cost.” With both vitamins A and E playing an


integral role in a host of body processes, including immunity, reproduction and feed conversion, Mr Kendal empahises that optimum mineral nutrition must be maintained to avoid long-term impacts on health and productivity. However, he says this doesn’t necessarily


mean that the inclusion rate of vitamins A and E cannot be reduced. “When it comes to vitamin E, while there


isn’t a direct replacement, there are ways in which we can formulate diets to maximise the efficiency of the vitamin E that is available, enabling the inclusion rate to be lowered without any negative effects. “This includes partially replacing vitamin


The “Natural ly More Prof i table”


campaign involves a series of print and online adverts, which will be seen across all continents of the world. The campaign will also be carried across exhibition stands and conferences. The focus is a strong visual of an oregano leaf with an animal gut worked into the veins. The campaign has been launched to


raise the profile of Anpario’s quality product. Orego-Stim was one of the first phytogenic products of its kind. Produced from Anpario’s own organically grown oregano cultivar, the essential oil is extracted by steam distillation and subjected to numerous rigorous quality checks. Anpario is proud of its British manufacturing and Orego-stim is preserved in unique foil packaging to ensure consistent high quality, every batch. Orego-Stim has been demonstrated around the world to improve an animal’s overall health and production, by promoting optimum gut health in a food producing animals.


E with an organic form of selenium. As a result of complex interactions between the two elements, selenium can recycle “used” vitamin E, allowing the overall level within rations to be reduced.” Mr Kendal adds that an additional


consideration is to totally replace certain inorganic trace minerals within premixes to improve vitamin stability. “In trace mineral premixes, oxidation-


reduction reactions are the predominant cause of vitamin instability, and the form of trace mineral will influence its reactivity. Copper and zinc are the most reactive and have the greatest potential for vitamin destruction. A switch in mineral form could allow for a reduction in vitamin levels,” he says However, Mr Kendal notes that not


all organic trace minerals are the same. “Organic trace minerals must have high bond strength if interactions are to be minimised to an extent that would permit lower inclusion rates of vitamins,” he says. “With BASF not yet resuming production, combined with the ongoing uncertainty in Chinese supply, a rethink of vitamin formulation strategies within livestock rations could prove very worthwhile,” Mr Kendal concludes.


£2500 EDGAR PYE RESEARCH


SCHOLARSHIP Details of the Edgar Pye Research Scholarship Award for 2018 have been announced by the Society of Feed Technologists. The aim is to sponsor a research-based project which could be in any area of farm animal feeding including animal nutrition and management, feed production and marketing. The project can be undertaken in the UK, abroad or based on travel to study the appropriate subject. The Research Scholarship is open to


anyone who is either studying agriculture or a related subject, or who is already employed in the Animal Feed Industry, and is resident in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Please apply by submitting your project via the message facility on www.sft.uk.com/ scholarships (where further details of the award are available) or enquire by contacting: secretary@sft.uk.com Entries should be typewritten, double-


spaced on single sided A4 paper, and not exceed 5000 words. The award available is up to £2500 and the winner will get early exposure to the feed industry with enhanced employment opportunities. Deadline for entry is 31 May 2018.


A N I M I N E E U R O P E A N DISTRIBUTORS MEETING IN


PARIS Animine invited its European Distributors, in Paris, last February. This workshop was an opportunity to exchange about latest regulatory changes in the European Union on piglet feeds. Not only has the European Medicine Agency decided to ban the pharmacological level of zinc oxide but now there is also uncertainty on future maximum authorised copper levels, following EFSA recommendations. HiZox®


form of zinc oxide, and CoRouge®


, a potentiated , the


monovalent source of copper oxide, are thus in the spotlight. These two sources of trace minerals, with proven high bioavailability, can be used in premixes at supra-nutritional levels to modulate intestinal bacterial populations and to improve gut barrier function. Animine introduced to its partners


the TEAM: Team of Experts in Animal Management. The objective of the TEAM is to reinforce the technical support to European customers, by giving them a multifactorial approach of issues encountered in pig farms. These highly qualified consultants will provide services to Animine customers not only on feed formulation, but also on biosecurity and pathology. The company was also proud to announce that the Eurostars funding program for innovative SMEs had just selected SUMINAPP project (Sustainable Usage of trace MINerals in Animal Production Programs). An ambitious research program will be initiated on pigs, poultry, ruminants and aquaculture, under the supervision of Animine as leader of the consortium.


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