Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 25 February 2023

ISSUE FOCUS 36 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2023 By 2050, the planet will need to produce enough food to support a world population of nearly 10 billion people. Climate change, finite resources and economic inflation are just some of the challenges to attaining this goal, and the animal nutrition industry is now in a position where it must achieve more, with less. ADM has made global food security central to its core objectives, to provide nutritious foods produced in a sustainable manner. In the world of animal agriculture, this translates into optimizing feed efficiency. Defined as the amount of feed required to produce milk or meat, feed efficiency, also known as the feed conversion ratio (FCR), can be a measure of both economic and environmental value. Reducing the FCR, so that less inputs are required for greater productivity, is not only economically favourable for the producer, especially where the price of animal feed can constitute 70% of total costs1, but it can also reduce the environmental impact of feed production, including the carbon footprint from crop cultivation, transport and processing, as well as mitigating animal emissions and excretions into the air, soil and water. To optimize feed efficiency, ADM offers complete feed solutions, sourcing the most sustainable and nutritious products designed to support the growth and production of all major livestock species, including aquaculture, across all life stages. ADM recognizes that there is no one size fits all feed formuFeed efficiency in animal nutrition: HOW TO DO MORE WITH LESS? “Defined as the amount of feed required to produce milk or meat, feed efficiency, also known as the feed conversion ratio (FCR), can be a measure of both economic and environmental value. Reducing the FCR, so that less inputs are required for greater productivity, is not only economically favourable for the producer, especially where the price of animal feed can constitute 70% of total costs1, but it can also reduce the environmental impact of feed production...” Catherine Ionescu Research Manager – Feed Additives ADM Animal Nutrition Caroline Chylinski Research Manager – Feed Additives ADM Animal Nutrition

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