SPECIAL STORY 68 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2023 "Chicken hydrolysates have animal sources, such as chicken viscera, guts and meat that, after the enzymatic hydrolysis process, become functional and nutritional solutions for a large number of sectors within the animal nutrition industry, the latter being our main focus in this article. This products are formulated specially to enhance the performance of animal feeds, adding value to the species and cost-benefit to the producers." By BRF Ingredients One of the biggest challenges faced by the animal nutrition market is finding a nutritional, safe and functional ingredient to include in the diets of cultivated species. Besides these requirements, the ingredients must have a cost-benefit that generate added value to producers and provide enhancements to metabolism and health of the animals. Cost-benefit is a very important detail when it’s time to decide which formulation to choose for animals of the aquaculture, pet food and pig farming sectors, for example, as it’s estimated that 70% of operational costs of the cultivation are used for animal nutrition (Winnikes, 2020) [1]. Having said that, it’s also necessary to address that investing in healthier feeds is more than a temporary trend - it’s a social commitment. With innovation and the use of technology, some companies like BRF Ingredients developed enriched formulations that not only provide a great cost-benefit to producers, but also generate added value to the species. The Chicken Protein Hydrolysates promote better metabolism and health in animals, as they CHICKEN PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR ANIMAL NUTRITION
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