NEWS 16 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE August 2022 Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, has launched ENTEROSURE™ to control the growth of pathogenic bacteria in poultry and livestock. Kemin unveiled its latest intestinal health product at a global launch event in Dubai. The company’s newest probiotic solution promotes a healthy microbiome, drives intestinal resilience, manages gut health challenges and improves animal productivity. Enteric disease challenges are an ever-present pressure on livestock and poultry producers, who are already facing significant performance and Kemin launches new probiotic solution Hendrix Genetics, CSIRO partner for egg laying innovation Hendrix Genetics is partnering with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, to test the viability of an innovative point of lay sex sorting technology for the egg laying industry. The poultry industry is committed to finding a sustainable solution for the practice of euthanizing male layer chicks. The chickens that lay eggs (layers) and the chickens that produce meat (broilers) are different breeds of chickens with each type being best suited to their purpose. Broiler chickens are very effective at producing meat in a sustainable way; laying chickens are excellent at laying eggs and produce an egg a day. Both male and female broiler chickens produce meat with a low carbon footprint. Layer breed males can't produce eggs, and due to being a layer-breed they are very poor at producing meat in sustainable way. Solving this ethical dilemma would improve both animal welfare and food system sustainability. Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has developed sex sorting technology which can identify eggs containing male embryos at point of lay before they are incubated and hatched. To support this initiative, Hendrix Genetics has partnered with CSIRO to conduct exploratory research to assess the viability of this solution. A major objective of the project is to explore how this technology can best be integrated with current industry practice. The project will study technology developed by CSIRO that uses a biomarker protein that is only found in male embryos and not in female embryos. This allows researchers to identify male embryos during the very early stages of development that occur prior to egg incubation. Therefore, the hens hatched and the eggs they lay remain the same as they are today. This exploratory research is an important first step that could lead to a solution for a major animal ethics and welfare challenge as well as improving the carbon footprint and sustainability of the egg industry. Kemin Industries announced it has launched ENTEROSURE™, new probiotic solution. The global company’s next-generation probiotic helps reduce the risk of diseases affecting the intestinal health of poultry and livestock.
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