NEWS 82 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2022 Alltech announced that its new meta-analysis showed improvements in hen performance, egg quality and environmental impact of egg production. Alltech has released data from a new meta-analysis, published in Poultry Science, that demonstrates that dietary supplementation with Bio-Mos® at 1.0 kilogram per ton improved the production performance of laying hens and reduced their carbon footprint, therefore enhancing the sustainability credentials of egg production. Additionally, the results of feeding Bio-Mos included increased hen day production (by 1.76%), a decreased feed efficiency rate (by 26.64 grams of feed per kilogram of eggs produced). Enhanced protein output was also observed, as the egg mass increased by 0.95 grams per day per hen and produced an overall better-quality egg, as the eggshell thickness increased by 0.05 millimeters. Overall, the study shows that profitability increased from feeding Bio-Mos to laying hens. Feed and total emission intensities were used as metrics for quantifying the environmental performance of feeding Bio-Mos. The simulated lifecycle assessment revealed that supplementing BioMos decreased the feed and total emission intensities of egg production by -1.3% and -1.5%, respectively. The environmental benefits associated with the study are equivalent to a reduction of 890 tons of CO2-equivalent for 62 weeks of egg production from a flock of one million birds. This carbon emission savings is equivalent to 583 fewer cars on the road, 1,035 intercontinental return flights and 600 houses’ use of electricity. Bio-Mos is a unique product derived from a select strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast using a proprietary process developed by Alltech and is incorporated into birds’ diets to support their overall performance. Effective during all phases of growth, Bio-Mos is designed to feed the gastrointestinal tract, thereby maximizing performance and profitability. It has had a market presence for more than 20 years and is supported by over 734 trials and 114 peer-reviewed publications. Alltech's new meta-analysis shows remarkable results for poultry On behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Dar es Salaam, Larive International, Lattice Aquaculture and Transcend conducted a study to provide insights into the nutritional, technical and commercial potential of alternative protein ingredients for animal feed in Tanzania. “This project is an example of the close cooperation between the Netherlands and Tanzania. Applying Dutch expertise appropriate in the Tanzanian local context can unlock the potential of the Tanzanian feed market in a more circular fashion,” said Unlocking the potential of circular proteins for animal feed in Tanzania
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