NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2022 67 Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, located in Saskatchewan’s most productive oat growing region. The facility continues the scaling and growth of AGT’s platform to produce plant-based ingredients and value-added products, complementing other recent investments AGT is making in this sector in Canada, the United States, and other locations around the globe. “We are very excited about this new venture for AGT. Oats are very complementary to pulses in their amino acid profile, which increases their digestibility and gives them highly desirable characteristics for extruded products like snacks and pasta, bakery applications and the beverage industry. Oats are a major cereal crop for Saskatchewan with significant production levels, and AGT is already exporting thousands of tonnes of oats each year. Combined with our expertise in value-added milling and the production of high-quality plant-based ingredient products, we have a real advantage in creating value for our producers in this new product area,” said Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of AGT. Construction will commence on the expansion of the Aberdeen facility immediately, with the oat milling facility expected to be fully operational for production and distribution of products by the end of 2022. The 14th Journées de la Recherche Avicole (JRA, Poultry Research Days) organized in Tours on March 9-10, 2022 was an opportunity for Metex Nøøvistago to exchange on one critical challenge of the poultry production: the environmental impact. Two research papers, presented as posters, were published both on the concept of the crude protein reduction in broiler diets, and its beneficial effects on sustainability, with a focus on carbon footprint. This idea, widely documented by Metex Nøøvistago’s R&D, is supported by the fact that 70 to 80% of the carbon footprint of the broiler industry comes from the feed production. Then, feed formulation becomes a direct lever for sustainability: lowering the dietary crude protein allows reducing climate change impact thanks to lower soybean meal inclusion together with the decrease of excessive nitrogen. “This nutritional strategy allows playing on several aspects of sustainability: climate change, eutrophication, and acidification. It can be implemented now as our newly available amino acids make those diets safe in terms of performance. The goal of the two papers is to confirm the concept and quantify the benefits,” says William Lambert, Scientific and Technical Manager for Metex Nøøvistago. Indeed, the first poster details one specific experiment, made in partnership with a French premixer, where a reduction of 1% and -2% crude protein is applied in two different sanitary conditions. The results showed that low crude protein diets supplemented with the right amino acid profile allow to maintain broiler performance and to improve sustainability indicators. Metex Noovistago offers nutritional strategies to improve sustainability At the 14th Poultry Research Days, Metex Nøøvistago presented two research papers, pointing out crude protein reduction in broiler diets, and its beneficial effects on sustainability, with a focus on carbon footprint.
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