INTERVIEW FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2022 49 subcontinent and Africa still allow the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs), and it all adds up. Fortunately, a lot of countries are already working on banning AGPs and monitoring antibiotic use. Dr. Alexander Grafe: As Mr. Kümbet has mentioned, the use of antibiotics is an important challenge. Sometimes legal regulations may come later than they should, but one thing we have learned and seen is that with each new regulation, the routines that feeding experts and veterinarians have adapted to must change. On the one hand, without waiting for any legal regulation, producing companies can take a decision to limit the use of antibiotics in feed by approaching the issue proactively. The number of those who can do this is rising. This process took place in Europe as well, and we continue to encounter similar situations in other countries. On the other hand, the awareness level of consumers is increasing, and they have begun to voice their demands for antibiotic-free animal foods more loudly. The food companies sooner or later have to respond to demands of their consumers, so they will want to produce meat without antibiotics even when regulations are not in place yet. How to overcome this difficulty? How can feed additives have an impact on overcoming these challenges facing the industry? Ugur Kumbet: In the regions where we are active, we offer alternative solutions and complex approaches based on pre- and probiotics, toxin binders, organic trace minerals, to name just a few. Because it is impossible for one product alone to solve all the problems, we always take advantage of our long-standing experiences and combine our product lines to offer individual solutions for our customers. But a concept that works in one situation does not necessarily work somewhere else. We see large regional differences in the challenges; therefore, we work closely with our country managers, their customers, and even external partners to get the right fit. Just like tailor-made shoes should carry you a lot further than ones off the rack, our products will bring that extra benefit for our customers. We tried to make this clear in our seminar as well. With products like our TechnoSpore® we can significantly improve feed utilization and gut health. This newly developed probiotic is the first and only EU-registered Bacillus coagulans strain. Or we can use highly efficient trace minerals like our E.C.O.Trace® to reduce the amounts of zinc oxide or copper sulfate in the feed – and consequently in the environment as well. With E.C.O.Trace®, we can address issues such as oxidative stress, immunity, and fertility, supporting the animals safely and efficiently while reducing the environmental impact. Besides supporting animal health, our products are also focused on improving feed efficiency, for example with our TechnoZyme® enzyme range. So, we already see
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