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Protein Products ALLTECH

AZELIS

Reducing waste and

Azelis offers a range of plant-based

increasing agri-food

protein products.

sustainability with

Highly concentrated and digestible potato, pea, wheat and corn proteins

OPTIGEN® Ongoing protein supply and pricing pressures coupled with scaling environmental demands, makes for a complex situation for all U.K. dairy and beef enterprises both now and looking to the future.

can be used as alternatives to or partly replace traditional proteins.

TUBERMINE® GP potato protein provides protein enrichment and is known for its richness in essential amino acids available in higher

A vital component in overcoming this challenge, is supplying

amounts than in traditional proteins. The outstanding digestibility is

modern productive ruminants with optimal levels of ammonia for the

particularly well suited to the young, newly-weaned animal’s high protein

rumen to function effectively. Excess ammonia leads to excreted

requirements and is well recognised as an excellent source of protein

nitrogen waste, whilst a deficit impacts fibre digestion.

for piglet feed.

Optigen provides a slow-release consistent source of non-protein ®

nitrogen (NPN) to the rumen bacteria over time, leading to an increase in microbial protein, an improvement in fibre digestion and a reduction in nitrogen excretion.

A recent meta-analysis on Optigen evaluated the results of 17

LYSAMINE® GPS concentrated protein extracted from peas, is a valued nutritional ingredient in many applications. Its excellent digestibility along with its naturally low antitrypsin activity makes it a protein of choice in the nutrition of young animals, particularly piglets.

VITEN® Vital wheat gluten natural protein extracted from wheat, is a water-insoluble complex protein.

dairy studies carried out in 6 countries, and 17 beef studies carried out

Recognized especially for its high glutamic acid content, the plant-

in 9 countries. The research found Optigen to be a viable substitute or

based protein shows exceptional digestibility and can be used in the

supplementation for plant protein sources in ruminant rations.

formulation of high-performance feeds by limiting the risk of non-digested

The proven benefits of Optigen in dairy cows • Reduces soybean meal use by 21% • Improves feed efficiency by 3% • Improves nitrogen use efficiency by 4% • Increases production profitability of a 1,000-dairy herd by £13,035 • Lowers the carbon footprint of a 1,000-dairy herd by 647 tonnes of CO2e

protein in the large intestine.

It is a useful alternative protein source which is appreciated in milk substitutes and piglet feed for its excellent digestibility, colour and palatability.

GLUTALYS® corn gluten meal is a highly digestible protein concentrate rich in sulphur amino acids (methionine cystine). A polyvalent protein source, it offers advantages in formulas for ruminants because of the low natural degradability of the protein fraction in the rumen and its high post ruminal digestibility.

For further information please contact Leia Trotman at Azelis on: +44

The proven benefits of Optigen in beef cows

(0)7792116659 or via email: leia.trotman@azelis.co.uk

• Improves both feed efficiency and liveweight gain by 8% • Reduces time to slaughter by 9 days

BENEO

• Increases production profitability of a 1,000-beef herd by

Sustainable alternative ingredients in animal feed

£14,146 • Lowers the carbon footprint of a 1,000-beef herd by 111 tonnes of CO2e For more information, please contact: Tel: +44 (0) 1780 764512

With increased scrutiny on ingredient sustainability in animal feed,

Email: ukreception@alltech.com

BENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has

Web: www.Alltech.com/uk/

recently launched a range of faba bean hulls and starch rich flour that

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can be used as a vegetal protein or fibre source for animal feed.

BORREGAARD

Faba beans are a very promising crop, due to their ability to fix

Borregaard is a leader

nitrogen from the air for themselves and subsequent crops, reducing

in bypass protein

both fertilizer input and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) at farm level.

technology, supplying

Additionally, being a local source of vegetal protein, their use avoids

markets worldwide for

imports of raw materials from outside Europe. BENEO’s faba ingredients

more than 30 years. Our products SoyPass, RaPass and Amipro

are produced in Germany and it strives to source the beans at Farm

feature high levels of undegradable, yet highly digestible protein that

Sustainability Assessment (FSA) Gold level from German farmers. Also,

are perfect for today’s ration balancing programs.

the production process has been chosen for its low energy consumption in comparison to alternative processes, overall contributing to BENEO’s carbon neutrality and sustainability targets. With a faba bean range that includes hulls, starch-rich flour and protein concentrate, BENEO offers feed compounders a non-GMO and sustainable source of fibre, energy and protein. These quality ingredients allow for the development of feed formulas with sustainable alternative sources.

Web: www.beneo.com

BIOCHEM RumiPro® Urea – a high quality slow-release urea for optimising protein supply in ruminants.

Soybean meal and rapeseed meal are known to be high value protein sources for animal feeds. During digestion, however, some of the vegetable protein is broken down in the rumen of the cow, far too early in the digestive system for the high yielding cow to fully use it.

Bypass products overcome this problem by protecting the protein while in the rumen, but allowing it to be fully digested within the small intestine. Consequently, better utilization of the essential amino acids occurs resulting in improved milk production.

SoyPass, RaPass and Amipro are manufactured and sold by our approved licensees. All of our bypass proteins are produced according to our strict quality requirements, and are among the most consistent bypass proteins on the market.

Release the full power

Borregaard UK Ltd

of your cows by the

Clayton Road, Warrington

use of RumiPro ® urea

Cheshire, WA3 6QQ United Kingdom.

and produce more milk

Tel: +44 (0)1925 285400

solids. RumiPro ® Urea

Email: Glenn.Dearsley@borregaard.com

has a high-quality non-palm-based fat coating for a constant release

Web: www.borregaardfeed.com

of nitrogen in the rumen. It offers additional options to optimise the protein supply of the rumen microbes helping to maintain an efficient rumen fermentation. RumiPro® Urea increases microbial protein yield and supports cellulolytic bacteria to improve fiber digestibility. The high nutrient density is crucial to create a well-balanced diet for high producing dairy cows and opens additional possibilities in case of suboptimal forage quality.

TechnoYeast® - Kluyveromyces fragilis for function and flavour

CHERWELL VALLEY SILOS LIMITED Cherwell Valley Silos Ltd have a long well established reputation for providing specialised cooked protein and oilseed products to the animal feed industry.

TechnoYeast ® is a hydrolyzed yeast based on the strain

Products available are CV-Soy - full fat soya (Profat typically 54%),

Kluyveromyces fragilis, a specific strain of yeast suitable for feeding

and PURA LM (Profat 42%) - a mixture of domestic pulses and whole

all species. TechnoYeast® is produced by a gentle process in which all

rapeseed recently upgraded with a lower moisture content for better

nutrients are released and made more available for high digestibility,

handling characteristics and improved nutrient density. In addition we

meeting the needs of young animals. TechnoYeast® contains both

offer a Linseed based blend Linbean (Profat 38%) which is a highly

components of the yeast cell wall – mannan oligosaccharides (MOS)

digestible alternative to Linseed expellers.

and β-glucans – along with the constituents of the yeast extract:

The main soya product is conventional ‘Any origin’ Full Fat Soya

highly digestible proteins, essential and functional amino acids such

(CV-Soy A/O) – supplied with SSS certification if required. We continue

as the umami-tasting glutamic acid, nucleic acids as a source of

to specialise in the production of NON GM Full Fat Soya produced from

nucleotides, and minerals. The combination of increased palatability,

UK grown Soyabeans when available (CV-Soy Non-GM ) or otherwise

with the addition of nucleic acids, gives both improvements in feed

manufactured from certified Non GM EU origin soya beans.

intake and improved gut functionality, resulting in animals which consume more and can make better use of nutrients. TechnoYeast®

All manufactured products are accredited under FEMAS and BETA NOPS schemes.

has applications for all animal species where increased feed intake

We can also supply raw whole soyabeans in bulk bags or bulk.

is beneficial.

Centrally located in Oxfordshire and with our own transport

For more information visit:

operation, Cherwell Valley Silos are ideally situated to satisfy all

www.biochem.net

customers nationwide. All products are available in bags and bulk ex

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stock and all full fat soyas are available in high quality pellet form for

is an opportunity for ruminants to produce more efficiently through

improved handling and storage characteristics.

increased protein utilisation and reduced nitrogen excretion, having

Valley Trading our grain trading operation is managed by Russell Lake - and continues to specialise in local grain, rapeseed and pulses for both consumption in house and third party trades and offers a high quality local independent service to the arable farming community and feed compounding industry.

one of the biggest impacts on farm profitability and sustainability. The cow has specific requirements for individual amino acids and both Methionine and Lysine, which are the first essential limiting amino acids. An inadequate supply affects animal health and productivity.

Amino acid nutrition also provides flexibility in formulation when

Simon Robbins, Sales Manager,

selecting or substituting different feed materials due to either price

Cherwell Valley Silos,Twyford, Banbury, Oxon, OX17 3AA

or availability.

Table 1 describes the ingredients and nutrient profile for three

Tel: 01295 816201, Fax: 01295 812531 Email: simonr@cvs-ltd.com

diets, Control diet, Scenario 1, without soybean meal and Scenario

Web: www.cherwellvalleysilos.co.uk

2, with soybean meal, but with 65% lesser amount than the Control

Russell Lake – Valley Trading.

diet. All meet the protein requirements for 35kg of milk at 4% and 3.5%

Tel: 01295 816221

milk fat and protein respectively. But Scenarios 1 and 2 also meet

Email: russell@cvs-ltd.com

amino acid requirements by using KESSENT® Me and LysiGEM™ (rumen-protected Methionine and Lysine, Kemin Industries), saving

KEMIN Kemin’s amino acid program for better raw material allocation in ruminant formulation

84g of metabolisable protein.

The formulation with Kemin´s rumen-protected amino acids improved the nitrogen efficiency, by 2.1% from 28.8% (Control), to 30.9% (Scenarios 1 and 2), with a better allocation of available raw materials at less cost.

References are available upon request.

Contact

Rising feed prices, their high volatility and low availability are the most

Email: robert.hamilton@kemin.com

limiting challenges presently facing dairy farm viability. However, there

Web: www.kemin.com

Table 1. Ingredients (kg DM/head/day) and nutrient profile (CNCPS v6.55) of three formulation scenarios. 1ME, Metabolisable Energy; MP=Metabolisable Protein; CP=Crude Protein; MP balance = % requirements Ingredients

Control

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Premix

0.205

0.205

0.205

Soybean meal 46 % CP

1.530

0

0.540

Rapeseed meal

2.670

3.649

2.937

Triticale grain

1.760

1.760

2.024

Corn grain ground

2.640

2.816

2.640

Wheat straw

0.517

0.517

0.517

Grass silage 16% CP

8.180

8.180

8.180

Corn silage 35% DM

4.900

4.900

4.900

Barley grain ground

1.760

2.112

2.112

®

KESSENT Me

0

0.009

0.010

LysiGEM™

0

0.022

0.018

Nutrient profile

Control

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

ME (Mcal)1

61.2

61.1

61.1

CP (%)1

17.2

15.9

16.0

MP (g)1

2,709

2,621

2,625

MP balance1

104

100

100

Met % MP

2.2

2.5

2.5

Lys % MP

6.5

6.8

6.8

Lys:Met

2.95

2.70

2.74

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CARGILL TAPS INTO NOVEL INGREDIENTS FOR FEED Proteins and fats can come

on Aqua Nutrition, the

from many sources, but

expanded partnership

perhaps one of the most novel

includes more species,

is that found in insects.

starting with the use of

The advantages to using

oil derived from insects

insects (specifically black soldier fly larvae) are numerous. In addition

in swine and poultry feed. Using insect oil in piglet diets represents a

to being a source of high-quality protein and fatty acids, insects are

reduction in the carbon footprint of the oil component of the diet by up

powerful ‘up-cyclers’, meaning that they can feed off large quantities

to 81% compared to vegetable oil sources. After three years of running

of local agricultural by-products, can be bred in vertical farms with

trials and exploring the practical solutions to be able to use insect oil

low environmental impact and are part of most animals’ natural diet.

in piglet feed, Cargill is now at the stage where piglet feed with insect

In addition, they are a sustainable and ‘circular’ ingredient with local,

oil is being produced and sold to certain markets outside of the UK.

European origin.

In addition to application in piglets, Cargill is pioneering trials to

Cargill is already using insect protein within its Aqua Nutrition

compare insect oil versus plant oils in broiler diets, and to date has

business as it can be produced using a fraction of the land, water, and

found similar performance with no detrimental effects. The insect oil

resources required with lower emissions than traditional production,

from black soldier fly larvae is relatively high in lauric acid. It is further

thus helping fish producers meet their sustainability goals. The

exploring the expected benefits of lauric acid in insect oil on broiler

company is finding new ways to reuse by-products and develop

gut health and welfare.

fish nutrition that promotes and enhances the health of farmed fish.

When the trials on broiler feed conclude, Cargill will look to work

Beyond being a high-quality feed offering, Innovafeed’s insect meal

with customers to bring more products from insect-fed livestock to

can save up to 16,000 tons of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalents) for

retailers’ shelves and to consumers who are increasingly recognising

every 10,000 tons of insect protein, depending on the composition

the use and benefit of insects in meat production, including as an

of the feed.

alternative and sustainable source of protein and oil.

While Cargill’s initial collaboration with Innovafeed has focused

Email: communication@innovafeed.com

THE NEXT STEP IN THE SEARCH FOR SOYA REPLACEMENT IN PIG DIETS As part of its long-term and continued strategy to reduce the carbon value

The first stage of the trial, with 2,000 finishing pigs, has now been

of feed in pig diets, the latest ABN trials looking into soya alternatives

completed and has shown good performance levels, with equal performance

are returning encouraging early performance results, while significantly

to the soya-based diet. The next stage is due to complete before the end

reducing environmental footprints.

of the year, and the results will be combined and analysed.

With soyabean meal being one of the main contributors to the carbon value of feed, including land use change, ABN has been working on an ongoing programme of trials looking at alternatives, in part driven by retailer requests.

“There has been some work across the industry considering the use of pulses as an alternative to soya in monogastric diets, but these latest trials are looking at the next step, considering whether a pre-processed pulse and rape blend can either replace or significantly reduce the use of soya in pig rations,” explains Dr Steve Jagger, ABN’s senior pig nutritionist.

Two separate trials are currently underway, across over 1,000 weaning pigs and a total of 4,000 finishing pigs. At the mid-way point, early signs are highly encouraging.

Finishing pig trial

Weaning pig trial The weaning pig trials, with pigs from 10-40kg, have looked at another pre-processed pulse rape blend.

“While soya cannot be completely removed from the weaning pig diet, we have been able to significantly reduce it and achieve a good performance,” adds Dr Jagger.

“While growth rate was maintained, intake was increased but the carbon reduction was significant,” he says.

Reduction in carbon value of feed From the trials to date, there has been an approximate 40% reduction in the carbon value of feed, including land-use change, when comparing the full soya inclusion against the highest pre-processed pulse rape blend diet. These calculations are based on GFLI figures.

The trials with finishing pigs, from 40kg to slaughter, have been looking

“These are significant reductions, and extremely encouraging. We

at four levels of replacement, from full inclusion of soya all the way down

are very enthused to see these trials through to their culmination, and

to complete removal. It is being undertaken through three phased diets,

will then combine and analyse the total results,” says Dr Jagger.

at the growing, intermediate finishing and final finishing stages.

“During the three growth stages different pre-process pulse rape blends were utilised in the full replacement of soya,” explains Dr Jagger.

“Our driver is to try and develop products to help the industry reduce its carbon values. While at the preliminary stages, these latest trials look like a significant step forward in this space,” he concludes.

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