EVONIK LAUNCHES ITS OWN GAA PRODUCT GUANAMINO® Evonik has launched GuanAMINO®
, its own
guanidinoacetic acid-product (GAA) used to enhance energy metabolism in livestock production. The launch of GuanAMINO®
comes
almost two years after Evonik’s former supplier terminated its agreement, although Evonik continued to supply its customers until at least the end of 2018. The end of the previous arrangement opened options for Evonik to further develop the use of GAA in animal nutrition and supply the global market with its own GAA product. GuanAMINO®
provides farm animals
with the natural creatine precursor GAA, which supplies creatine in the best way to animals, improving their performance, ensuring optimal nutrient utilization and therefore return on feed costs. “GuanAMINO®
is the best supplemental
creatine source due to its outstanding stability in feed processing and high bioavailability to the animal. Adding GuanAMINO®
to the feed closes the gap
in creatine supply, thereby increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of nutrition and optimizing production costs of farm animals,” says Dr. Torben Madsen, Head of Product Line Sustainable Healthy Nutrition at Evonik Animal Nutrition. “We are proud to achieve this major
milestone on our continuous way to provide our customers the best solutions for their individual needs. With GuanAMINO®
,
we offer our customers the best creatine source and therefore another performance enhancing solution in our portfolio for sustainable, animal protein free diets,” says Dr. Madsen. Creatine is vital for vertebrates as it
contributes to ensuring that high energy demanding cells (particularly muscles) are supplied sufficiently. With the addition of GuanAMINO®
to animal feed, the feed
conversion in livestock production can be improved significantly. In the body, creatine is formed through
methylation of GAA, which itself is formed from the amino acids glycine and arginine. However, in fast-growing animals it is estimated that only around two-thirds of the required daily need for creatine is covered by the body’s own synthesis. The rest must be supplied via addition to the feed. GuanAMINO®
is granulated, virtually
dust free, free flowing and has handling characteristics which make for easy usage in daily operations.
NEW SOLUTION TO REDUCING CONSEQUENCES OF CALF DEHYDRATION A new precisely balanced oral rehydration supplement can help calves more effectively recover from the implications of the dehydration suffered due to diarrhoea. Digestive disorders are the main cause
of morbidity and mortality in calves and the implications on future performance can result in significant financial losses, according to Georgina Thomas, Young Animal Feed Manager with Trouw Nutrition GB. She stresses that it is not necessarily
the diarrhoea itself that causes the high levels of mortality, but the associated dehydration. Rehydration strategies based on oral rehydration solutions remain an essential weapon in the battle against diarrhoea, but new research suggests their effectiveness can be improved. “Many rehydration solutions on the
market include high amounts of glucose. At the same time, they commonly have a high sodium concentration. This combination can reduce the effectiveness of the product due to relative concentration compared to the blood, which is measured as osmolality.” Blood and bodily fluids have an
osmolal i ty of around 300mOsm/kg. Anything higher is termed hypertonic
and has the effect of pulling more water from the body, increasing the impact of dehydration. A liquid lower than 300mOsm/ kg is called hypotonic and has the reverse effect, supporting absorption from the gut into the body. Effective oral supplements will be
hypotonic, yet many oral rehydration solutions are hypertonic which can reduce absorption and can therefore be less effective in controlling dehydration. Ms Thomas also says it is important
to continue feeding milk or milk replacer to ensure the calf is being supplied with energy. The oral supplement should be offered between milk feeds but should never be mixed with the milk, as this will make the pH too high in the abomasum and therefore interfere with curd formation. OsmoFit is a new dietetic water-soluble
oral rehydration solution for calves designed for use alongside continued feeding of milk or milk replacer. A hypotonic solution containing lower levels of sodium and glucose than other rehydration solutions, it helps stabilise the water and electrolyte balance by providing the required salts and sugars in the optimum amounts and at the correct ratio. It can be used during periods of, and recovery from diarrhoea. OsmoFit should be provided as soon
as calves show signs of dehydration and have a depressed appetite. It does not prevent diarrhoea from occurring, but supports the calf’s recovery by helping treat the consequences of dehydration. “The sooner you start treating the
consequences of diarrhoea effectively, the sooner the calf will recover and the more manageable the consequences will be. Strategies based on maintaining milk feeding and the use of correctly balanced hypotonic supplements will be more effective in reduce the drain on profitability resulting from diarrhoea in calves.” Ms Thomas explains.
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