ISSUE FOCUS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2023 35 to formulate, it can cause poor animal performance by not delivering all necessary, required nutrients. Another important aspect that we can discuss here is the importance of rapid, data-driven equipment, such as NIRS, that brings immediate results to the production process. The NIRS association with feed formulation softwares that leverage prediction equations to automate nutritional values calculation becomes an effective strategy to avoid higher variability and leverage real-time formulation. If we consider, for example, species with a short and fast cycle, such as broilers, you have animals that gain weight per hour. Therefore, any unnecessary addition of time, for any adjustment, can compromise the entire production system. CONNECTING LABORATORY ANALYSIS WITH FORMULATION The importance of quality management and formulation processes going hand in hand is undeniable. This can be proven both in theory and in practice, and many departments of quality, nutrition, formulation and R&D of the feed and food producing companies end up being part of the same, connected area. Considering only the formulation process (and not all the administrative and commercial benefits such as, for example, qualification and better selection of suppliers), when carrying out the bromatological study and chemical composition of the ingredients, nutritionists and formulators can collaborate to discover and keep their food matrix and nutritional values up-to-date, which can contribute to increase the value of raw materials and reduce production costs. This is an approach that also shortens production time and approximates the nutritional levels between the formulated feed and the produced feed. By working with more accurate data on the chemical composition values of the ingredients used, we not only increase the nutritional precision of the formulation, but also observe an improvement in the financial performance of the operation and an increase in animal feed efficiency. Whether in the quality of ingredients, finished products, and control procedures, or in the control of toxic substances, bringing the laboratory staff closer to the formulation team increases the probability of success. Evaluating more complete statistics and data-driven animal nutrition strategies, companies can experience more consistent quality production, efficient processes and increased profitability. About Richardo Amaral Ricardo Amaral is currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Optimal. With an MBA in Corporate Finance and specialization in Agribusiness Management and Governance, Ricardo has been working with technology companies with an emphasis on mathematical optimization methods and data analysis for the past 10 years. His focus as the CEO at Optimal is to create tools for laboratory information management and formulation optimization, allowing business to craft the ideal strategies to optimize feed efficiency, improve animal performance and maximize profit from the whole system.
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