NEWS 14 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2022 Alltech launches Egalis™ range of silage inoculants Rumin8 to test methane reducing feed additive in Brasil Alltech has announced Egalis™, a new range of high-quality silage inoculants that maximise nutrient quality retention and reduce dry matter loss. Australian climate technology company Rumin8 is set to commence a trial of its methane reducing feed additive in Brasil. The trial is due to commence in late 2022 and run for 130 days. Alltech, one of the global leaders in animal health and nutrition for more than 40 years, is proud to introduce Egalis™, a new range of high-quality silage inoculants that maximise nutrient quality retention and reduce dry matter loss so producers will have more and better silage to feed and fewer concerns about wasting feed. Egalis controls and drives forage fermentations through the use of highly efficient homolactic bacteria and elements that inhibit fungal growth. “The Egalis range of products brings together decades of expertise in fermentation, utilising bacteria strains specifically selected to maximise nutrient and dry matter protection,” said Matthew Smith, vice president at Alltech. “Together with our on-farm support teams and range of services, Alltech helps to improve fermentation to produce superior-quality silage, enabling producers to hold onto more of what they grow, from field to feed passage.” Read more>> Rumin8 announced that it will test its methane reducing feed additive in Brasil, the home of the world’s largest beef cattle herd. The company has signed a trial agreement with the Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) to undertake an extensive herd-based trial in a pasture-dominant grazing system. The trial is notable for its size with 63 performance cattle and an equal control amount for maintaining continuous grazing and stocking rates. The performance animals will be assessed for a large range of measurements (ranging from weight gain and methane reduction to nitrogen retention, microbial fermentation and change in volatile fatty acids). “The trial is led by Prof. Ricardo Andrade Reis who is world renowned for his work in the measurement of methane in grazing animals, and the technical integrity of this trial reflects that professionalism and will provide a scientifically robust data set,” said Rumin8 Managing Director David Messina. “It is an extremely detailed study which we anticipate will lay the foundation for product registration in Brasil. Brasil possesses the largest beef cattle herd in the world, so is an important potential market for Rumin8. For that reason, we have opted for a pastured-based trial to mirror the predominant beef production system in Brasil, but will extend to a feedlot-based trial at the conclusion of the initial phase.” Read more>>
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