SPECIAL STORY 70 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2023 Along with this high protein rate is the apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) that, despite the variation from sector to sector within the animal nutrition, is above 90% in all cultivations. Scientifically proven data, for didactic purposes in this article, points out that the formulation developed by BRF Ingredients - BioActio, for example - reaches an ADC of: ● 92,99% in shrimps. ● 94% in tilapias; ● 92,03% in dogs and cats. Also, as stated before, the presence of bioactive peptides favors animal development, as they are absorbed directly through the bloodstream, an aspect that optimizes essential amino acids utilization in the animal organism. Therefore, the rich presence of bioactive peptides in chicken hydrolysates reveals benefits such as the improvement of feeding efficiency, faster growth of species, enhancement in animal physiology by stimulating the immune and nervous system - thus freeing animals from stress -, among other pathologies.[5] Another important aspect when it’s time to consider including Chicken Protein Hydrolysates in animal nutrition is the improvement in feed conversion rate, an essential factor when an alternative feeding is needed in the food industry. In short, feed conversion is the measure of animal productivity, which is calculated by dividing the total amount of feed consumed by the average weight of the species, with the result being also related to the cost-benefit of the ingredient. Scientifically proven data in tests conducted by BRF Ingredients show that the inclusion of hydrolysates in diets of animals improve feed conversion rate, increase final weight, size and yield of filets (in cultivations of tilapias and shrimps). Furthermore, Chicken Protein Hydrolysates increase the survival rates of species, providing better resistance to infectious diseases and contributing for a better performance of the cultivations. CONSIDERATIONS In a market with ever growing competition, investments in research, innovation and production of richly balanced ingredients to supply nutritional needs of the animal nutrition industry are fundamental to maintain the productivity of cultivations. Scientific tests and researches prove that the inclusion of Chicken Protein Hydrolysates in animal nutrition promotes a large number of benefits for health, morphology and performance of many species. These improvements in metabolism of cultivations are associated with the high digestibility and palatabil-
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