NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2023 75 As poultry producers strive to maintain their flocks’ health and performance while managing diet costs, Selko, Nutreco’s global feed additive brand, together with Trouw Nutrition, the livestock feed business line of Nutreco, are sharing research insights to support producers’ objectives. During IPPE, 24-26 January in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., Selko delivered two TECHTalks highlighting strategies to optimise trace mineral bioavailability, support gut health, and bring a greater degree of precision to improve functional nutrition. Below is a look at science-based nutrition innovations and research showcased at the Trouw Nutrition booth and presented during IPPE TECHTalk presentations. Although trace minerals such as copper, manganese, and zinc represent very small portions of the poultry diet, birds’ ability to access and use these dietary elements is essential for maintaining health and performance. The Selko TECHTalk “Optisize™, because size matters” will discuss how an ideal trace mineral particle size can optimise mineral availability in the diet. Selko researchers identified an ideal hydroxychloride mineral particle size that is relatively large — to improve handling characteristics — but reduces in size post-absorption for greater availability. Unlike inorganic sulphate minerals, IntelliBond® hydroxy trace minerals are composed of tight covalent bonds that make them less soluble than sulphates and allow the mineral to stay intact until it can be utilised by the bird in the proper area of the gastrointestinal tract. IntelliBond has been shown to improve mixability and availability of minerals and improve stability of other essential feed ingredients, such as vitamins, to support proper flock performance. Read more>> Selko delivers two TECHTalks at IPPE for poultry producers Norway-based research institute Nofima announced the appointment of Erik-Jan Lock as the company’s new Director of Research. Lock is currently Head of Research for Food and Nutrition at the Institute of Marine Research, and holds the position of Adjunct Professor at the University of Bergen. He will take up his new position at Nofima in March. “Nofima has really achieved a lot in recent years and I am looking forward to being part of the team. I find their all-round approach to working with food and having highly skilled people all the way down the line very attractive. My background is within nutrition research and policy advice, and I look forward to work closer with industry actors to shape the transition to a more sustainable food chain. I believe my background fits in well with what Nofima stands for in terms of food from farm to fork,” said Erik-Jan. Read more>> Nofima appoints Erik-Jan Lock as new Research Director Erik-Jan Lock
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