ISSUE FOCUS 38 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2022 "Animal feed production and transportation significantly contribute to the carbon footprint of the agriculture industry, which is intensive in terms of land, water and other resources. Our single-cell protein, ProtonTM, is developed for the animal feed industry specifically to meet these challenges… ProtonTM provides security, transparency and traceability to feed producers, enabling them to build sustainable feeds around locally-produced, GM-free protein..." In the livestock industry – including animal nutrition – reducing the carbon footprint and ensuring sustainability in production are among the main trends of recent years. However, now a new trend called “self-sufficiency” has been added to these, which has become more apparent with the effects of the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. Researching and introducing new alternatives for protein, one of the main feed raw materials of the animal nutrition industry, is becoming more and more important specifically because of these needs. One of these new alternatives is single-cell proteins. Based in the UK and the Netherlands, Deep Branch has recently introduced the single-cell protein it has developed under the brand of ProtonTM to the animal nutrition industry. “ProtonTM is a dry, protein-rich ingredient for high-performance animal diets produced from microbes cultivated on clean and sustainable carbon dioxide,” explains John Hays, the company’s Vice President of Commercial & Sales. Hays says this new single-cell alternative protein will make a significant contribution to reducing the carbon footprint. The company, which currently conducts trial production and continues the installation of the pilot plant, aims to establish a facility that will produce between 100,000 and 150,000 metric tons of ProtonTM per year. We asked John Hays more details about ProtonTM. Mr. Hays, why do you think alternative proteins are important for animal nutrition industry? Why does Deep Branch invest in this field? Global demand for animal products is expected to double by 2050, but we’re already struggling to farm sustainably. Animal feed production and transportation also significantly contribute to the carbon footprint of the agriculture industry, which is intensive in terms of land, water and other resources. Our single-cell protein, ProtonTM, is developed for the animal feed industry specifically to meet these challenges. ProtonTM provides security, transparency and traceability to feed producers, enabling them to build sustainable feeds around locally-produced, GM-free NEW SINGLE-CELL ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN: PROTONTM John Hays VP of Commercial & Sales Deep Branch
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