Sustainability Showcase

SUSTAINABILITY Products or Services to Minimise the Environmental Impact of the Animal Feed Industry

ANIMINE

AZELIS

AniGun®, your ally for

Azelis’ five-year sustainability

trace minerals analysis

strategy Action 2025 commits Azelis

Precise

mineral

to achieving a series of ambitious

supplementation is the

targets by 2025 across all the major

art of giving the animals exactly the amount of minerals that they need.

sustainability aspects of its strategy:

It means that, to the total requirement of one mineral, the amount

People, Products and Innovation,

coming from native feedstuffs (forages, concentrates, etc.) has to be

Governance and Environment.

deducted. Also, the amount of antagonist should be taken into account

Our Animal Nutrition business offers a range of specialist feed

because they can reduce the bioavailability of some important trace

ingredients, proven by scientific research to promote health, welfare,

minerals (TM). What is the most important limiting factor in our industry

and productivity.

We place particular emphasis on supporting gut health to enable

to this approach?

The challenge is to assess accurately and regularly the amounts

more efficient utilisation of nutrients from feed and helping to reduce

of micro-minerals naturally contained in the forage and other feedstuffs

the need for antibiotics. Supporting sustainable livestock production

at the farm.

by achieving more with less.

Nowadays TM analyses are not done on a regular basis, are taking

Examples of ingredients we offer include the following:

time and are relatively costly. Normally these analyses are done by wet

ProPhorce™ SR 130 contains esterified butyric acid for high levels

chemistry, in a laboratory located far away from the farm & requiring

of targeted release in the lower gut. This supports reliable growth and

sample management and shipment. In order to perform more accurate

performance but at lower inclusion levels compared to other butyric

mineral supplementation in an accessible and immediate way at the

acid products, leading to better FCR’s, and helping to reduce the

farm, Animine developed AniGun, a handheld analytical instrument for

environmental footprint.

assessing TM content in forages. It uses the XRF (X-ray fluorescence

Sangrovit ® is a plant-based feed ingredient that supports feed

spectrometry) technology, adapted from other industries for the animal

intake during periods of challenge, therefore supporting health and

feeding objective.

productivity.

After proper calibration

Active D contains the bioactive form of Vitamin D calcitriol delivered

by Animine, this handheld

straight to the small intestine. It supports the uptake of Calcium and

device can measure

Phosphorus, which improves bone strength, egg quality and extends

precisely both macro (P, Ca, S, etc.) and micro (Zn, Mn, Fe, etc.) minerals

laying period, improving efficiency, and reducing food waste.

and some antagonists (Mo, S, etc.) in forages rapidly and in an affordable

Plexomin® Chelated Trace Minerals

way. When NIR is only adapted to organic fraction, XRF is essential to

The high mineral content and bioavailability of these organically bound

obtain inorganic fraction data. Consequently, XRF is a complementary

trace minerals aids absorption and reduces excretion, preventing mineral

option to the NIR portable device.

deficiencies even when used at a lower dose compared to inorganic sources

AniGun helps farmers and feed manufacturers to evaluate the

of trace minerals. The production process is environmentally sustainable as

TM content in the basal diet. This data is then used by the nutritionist

energy released is re-used within the production facilities.

to achieve a precise TM intake. With this approach, farmer could

Nuproxa Range providing natural and efficient solutions, including Natu-

reduce the TM supplementation cost, avoid some cases of over-

B4®, a natural choline substitute and NuxaSan 500™️ containing bioactives

supplementation and chronic toxicity, and reduce the negative impact

known for their activity in reducing the negative effects of coccidia.

on the environment.

For further information please contact Leia Trotman at Azelis on:

Contact

+44 (0)7792116659 or via email: leia.trotman@azelis.co.uk

Email: marketing@animine.eu

Azelis sustainability report:

Web: https://animine.eu/anigun/

www.azelis.com/en/sustainabilityreportdownloads

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DSM-FIRMENICH - ANIMAL NUTRITION & HEALTH

CARGILL UK

Sustell

, the leading

Cargill Animal Nutrition is fully

and complete solution

committed to the sustainability

to help you address

journey and to supporting

your sustainability

its suppliers and customers

challenges, credibly and

in meeting their respective

TM

transparently. SustellTM accurately measures your full environmental footprint and provides actionable insights on how to reduce your impact.

Several years in development and continually updated, Sustell™ was developed in collaboration with key partners, including Blonk, recognised experts in the field of agri-food lifecycle analysis, as well as customers and users worldwide to reflect real-world needs of sustainable animal protein production.

targets.

Sourcing sustainable ingredients, such as sustainable palm oil and soya, and finding alternatives, like insect oil, are part of Cargill’s sustainability programme.

The company is also improving its manufacturing excellence and cutting emissions from factories, targeting a global reduction of 10% by 2025. Closer to home, its UK plant based at Dalton, in North Yorkshire, has reduced its scope 1 emissions by 60% since 2017.

Cargill has progressed on its journey to secure sustainable

Sustell™ is a first-of-its-kind intelligent sustainability service to

ingredients and develop a tried-and-tested portfolio of novel products

drive improvements in the environmental footprint and profitability of

that are focused on: improving feed efficiency through more precise

animal protein production.

diet formulations and reduced crude protein levels; animal welfare and

Sustell™ is built on two pillars to measure the footprint of your

performance; and reducing nutrient pollution.

animal protein production systems in a more accurate and complete

Triple S® soya has now replaced soya sources in Cargill UK’s

way, while providing science-based recommendations to make

Neopigg® piglet diets and its Neochicc® chick diets. The triple ‘S’ reflects

improvements possible:

the sustainably sourced and supplied origins of the soya used in the diets.

The Intelligence Platform The Sustell™ Intelligence Platform is a user-friendly SaaS platform (AWS cloud based) for data input, measurement and visualization of full environmental footprint results: •

Based on a full LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

•

Precise calculation enables tangible and measurable improvements of feed and farm environmental footprints

•

Triple S soya has the same nutritional value as the previously used soya and is sourced from areas in South America that are guaranteed deforestation-free since 2008. The soya in Triple S is also fully traceable to individual farms so the supply chain, including feed compounders and retailers, know exactly where is comes from.

Equaliser® Cream is a specialised rumen buffer that targets the causes of milk fat depression. It is highly effective where high oil content diets are being fed, such as young, immature grazed grass or diets with

Constantly updated and improved to meet user needs and

high oil content co-products, and where highly digestible diets and high-

evolving science, methodologies and the changing regulatory

energy silages are included in the ration.

landscape and changing needs of animal protein producers

It has a proven record of helping to maintain milk butterfat levels

and industry

and, therefore, protecting milk prices during prolonged risk periods.

The Expert Centre

It offers a more cost effective, reliable and immediate response to

The Sustell™ Expert Center provides tangible, measurable interventions to help you reduce your farm level environmental footprint.

The Sustell™ Expert Center provides:

maintaining milk butterfat compared with previous alternatives and contains no palm.

Cargill’s NeoMilk® follow-on milks have a more precise balance of amino acids and strategic use of feed additives to optimise gut health.

An accurate amino acid profile has allowed for a lower crude protein

•

Accurate, simple and actionable feed and farm-level analyses

•

Recommendations

•

Training

•

Audits

including LivaPig® in the lactation diet. This feed product is proven to

•

Certification

increase the blood flow and, therefore, the supply of oxygen and nutrients

•

Business development projects

around the body. It is based on the same principle used in supplements

level in some cases to improve the diet’s efficiency, while maintaining performance and avoiding an over-supply of nutrients.

Promoting sow and piglet welfare and performance is achieved by

web: www.sustell.com

for athletes to improve performance. In the case of the sow, it increases

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the flow of nutrients to the reproduction tissue and piglets in utero.

Reduced stillbirths and increased birthweights, with fewer smaller piglets, have been recorded in litters from sows fed on LivaPig®, resulting in an increase of 0.5 piglets weaned per litter Faster farrowing times and improvements in colostrum quality and

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quantity, with a significant increase in the solids content, have also been

digestibility. Their mode of action is interesting in energy reduced

recorded in sows fed the product in late gestation and early lactation,

diets, to reduce feed cost while maintaining performance.

compared with those fed a standard diet.

Cargill’s SilvAir® has been developed following extensive research into the use of dietary nitrate in methane reduction from ruminants.

It is a carefully manufactured feed-grade calcium nitrate comprising 76% nitrate and 22.5% calcium, with a dry matter of 84%, and it also offers an alternative source of dietary protein and calcium.

In trials, where it is included at a rate of 1.6% of the total diet dry matter in dairy diets, it has been shown to reduce methane emissions by up to 10%. SilvAir is already used in dairy rations in the UK and Ireland.

Advanced formulation technology used in the Cargill Nutrient

It was observed that feeding Excential Energy Plus to swine decreased the amount of CO2 equivalent needed to produce 1kg of pork live weight by 3.27%. Impacts on acidification, eutrophication and land use were similarly reduced. The production of 1kg of Excential Energy Plus requires 1.15kg CO2 equivalent but enables to save 228kg CO2 equivalent, representing an offset of CO2 as 7,700 trees.

Climate action is a joint responsibility and Excential Energy Plus is part of this journey!

Email: info@orffa.com

System (CNS) supports more sustainable livestock production in all species. It uses real time data on the nutritional analysis of ingredients, which allows for continuous improvements in production efficiency and

TROUW NUTRITION

on the environmental impact of diets.

Carbon measurement

Feed compounders can access and use this accurate and current

for your own and your

information from CNS in Cargill’s precision-driven rationing programmes

customers’ benefit.

DairyMAX and BeefMAX, Panorama for poultry systems, and PorkMAX

Carbon footprint

for the pig sector.

reduction in livestock

Josie Hatch - Marketing Communications Specialist – UK and Ireland

farming will remain a high profile issue in the quest to meet the COP26

Cargill Animal Nutrition

targets and the industry will need to take a holistic approach if this is to

Tel: +44 (0)1845 578125

be achieved.

Josie_hatch@cargill.com Provimi Ltd., Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3HE www.cargill.com/feed | @CargillAnimalUK

The ability to demonstrate the carbon footprint of purchased feeds is increasingly becoming a requirement of milk and meat processors and buyers, and of livestock farmers looking to reduce their own net carbon contribution. And it will be important for animal feed manufacturers too as they strive to demonstrate a reduced environmental impact.

ORFFA Orffa’s commitment to a sustainable livestock production FEFAC

(European

Feed

Manufacturers’ Federation) issued a sustainability charter highlighting core ambitions, such as contributing

Trouw Nutrition has been focussing on systems to help achieve these objectives through improved efficiency of feed and forage use on farm for many years. Now, their innovative, simple and easy to use FeedPrint system allows feed manufacturers to calculate and compare the carbon footprint of their raw materials used, compound feeds and mill processes.

to a climate neutral production and

Based on the GFLI database plus other secondary databases,

improving resource efficiency. In the

following PEFCR, FeedPrint allows the carbon footprint of raw materials

search of innovative feed solutions,

to be assessed taking account of the origin and distance travelled to the

Orffa is a key actor to help the

mill. It also allows the energy used in the mill processes to be included,

industry meet its sustainability goals. Orffa is taking actions in various

and even split out per product line, to give a carbon cost per tonne of

domains such as the reduction of the use of antibiotics, welfare of

feed produced.

animals and increase of the efficiency of animal production.

The data produced by FeedPrint will allow feed manufacturers

Amongst the nutritional solutions, the impact of a nutritional

to make decisions on raw materials based on sustainability metrics,

emulsifier, Excential Energy Plus, has been assessed on the

calculate and track the carbon footprint of their mill and demonstrate

environmental footprint of broiler, turkey and swine production via

improved carbon efficiency. It will also allow more accurate and usable

a LCA (Life Cycle Assessment). LCA is a technique to evaluate the

data to be provided to customers to help reduce the carbon cost of UK

environmental impact associated with the lifecycle of a product from

livestock farming.

cradle-to-farm gate. Product environmental footprint guidelines of the

Email: technical.gb@trouwnutrition.com

European Union were applied as methodology for the calculations.

Web: trouwnutrition.co.uk

Nutritional emulsifiers are proven to improve energy and nutrient

Tel: +44 (0) 1335 341100

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