TRENDING FILE 48 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2022 Scutellaria baïcalensis and green tea extracts have the capacity to inhibit the activation of chloride channels of the gut mucosa and preventing this high secretion of water in the lumen. Promote the beneficial flora is also crucial. Sodium gluconate in IMMAX acts as a prebiotic and advantages to Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli. This action is also positive for gut epithelium with the measure of increased acetic and butyric acids concentrations, confirmed by CCPA experimental trial. Thanks to trial in an experimental station, IMMAX was proven to reduced faecal intensity score compared to control treatment, proving its effect on digestive comfort (Figure 1). When phasing out medication, it is important to not only guarantee piglet health but also piglet growth. IMMAX did not compromise the performances with a feed conversion ratio lower than the control diet and comparable to the medicated feed in the post-weaning phase (Figure 2). FARM MANAGEMENT, THE FINAL LINK FOR HEALTHY PIGLETS Farm management is a cornerstone to ensures safe weaning and helps animals express their maximum growth potential with a secured and high-end medication-free feed. This management can be divided in five main topics. The first one is the right watch of the sanitary status. Without medication, feed does not and will never be equal to a feed with zero treatments in the barn. Diseases must be cured and thus, high level of animals’ monitoring and the right treatment and vaccination plan must be implemented. The second main topic is biosecurity with the goal to prevent pathogens entering the barn and passing from one stage to another. The other topics gather water quality, stock management and last by not least, farmer’s implication to implement new practices and adjust its use of medication. To succeed in reducing medication, a thorough and adapted assessment of the farm practices is needed. To allow that, the CCPA Group has developed DEMEUS, an expert mobile app for pig farm nutritionists. The app helps to assess the potential success of the farm with non-supplemented piglet feed thanks to a quick and precise questionnaire around the key farm management features. Directly, the nutritionist gets a clear picture of the farm situation, highlights the strengths and enhancement leads. Then, it provides personalized advice on the adapted nutrition to maintain performance and health without in-feed antibiotics. This tool was validated both on the field with farmers currently using medicated feed or not, and by more than 30 European experts (nutritionists and veterinarians) working for feed manufacturers and national institutes. With DEMEUS, nutritionists get an efficient and practical tool on the field to ensure the success of its non-medicated piglets feeds thanks to optimal breeding conditions. About Anne-Sophie Valable Anne-Sophie Valable joined the CCPA Group in 2018. She holds a PhD in poultry nutrition, which she completed between INRA in France and Laval University in Canada. She worked for several years in the swine department, where her main area of expertise was piglet nutrition and management. She has recently taken the position of Monogastric product manager for the Group where she puts her technical knowledge along with her creativity at the service of the CCPA feed solutions’ success on the market. Figure 1: Faecal intensity score in prestarter phase. Figure 2: Feed conversion ratio in the post-weaning phase.
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