Variation in nutritional values within the same feed ingredient is a well-known issue and can be a significant problem for feed companies. Even a change geographical origin, and therefore potentially of variety, climate, harvesting or storage method, will result in significant variations, compounded by potential weather phenomena.
There are multiple issues caused by increasing raw material variability, says Florian Bastit, global technical manager for PNE (Precise Nutrient Evaluation) at Adisseo. The main ones concern money wasted in formulation (overfeeding) and in the field (counter-performance due to underfeeding, excess anti-nutritional factors, dysbiosis, unbalanced feeding, etc.). High variability will also potentially increase reformulation frequency, he warns.
Adaptability and responsiveness are the keys to successfully overcoming these variations, and in this Perspectives article, Mr Bastit and his colleague Angélique Cayzac, global technical manager for feed formulation, discuss the technologies Adisseo has developed to help its customers address these issues.
Read full INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES piece on Feedinfo Review - click here.
"The advantage of our system is that it will adapt to our customers' needs, from the simplest (for proximal-based formulation) to the most advanced (formulation based on in vivo digestibility)." |
Florian Bastit |
