Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 2 March 2021

ISSUE FOCUS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2021 39 nutrient utilisation with less potential energy being wasted to the environment. Backed by almost four decades of research with consistent performance re- sponses, Yea-Sacc has been helping producers to ad- dress emissions since before it became acknowledged as a global problem. Optigen® is a non-protein nitrogen source that can reduce the global warming potential of a diet by up to 17%. One tonne of Optigen can replace eight tonnes of soya and also allows for more homegrown forages — which carry a low-carbon weight — to be utilised in the diet. Increasing the efficiency of rumen nitrogen cap- ture, which can be achieved with Optigen, leads to less wasted nitrogen and greater benefit to producers and the environment. Alltech has a variety of services, especially to man- age the efficiency and environmental impact duo correctly. Alltech E-CO 2 , Feeds EA™, Alltech IFM, Dairy EA™ are some of them. AGOLIN SA Swiss feed additives manufacturer Agolin SA pre- fers plant-based ingredients in its products. The com- pany's feed additive called Agolin Ruminant is also ambitious in reducing methane emissions in cattle. Agolin® Ruminant is a blend of high quality plant extracts that has been shown to reduce methane pro- duction and improve efficiency in dairy cows and beef cattle. According to scientific studies the feed additive leads to reduced methane production in ruminants that, in turn, leads to better energy use and conse- quently improved productivity in the animals. Research trials demonstrate AGOLIN’s potential to positively influence the rumen microbiota. In ad- dition to increased productivity, animal wellbeing is improved and feed costs for farmers are reduced. Ac- cording to an independent opinion, which is based on a meta-analysis, the use of AGOLIN within an average diet reduces enteric methane emission by 14 % per liter of milk or 10 % per animal. BIOMIN Biomin, one of the important companies in the field of animal nutrition and performance, stands out with its additive Digestarom®. Digestarom® is a specifically formulated phytogenic product designed to support digestion and feed efficiency by combining unique fla- voring properties with biologically active properties. Better feed digestibility means higher milk produc- tion without a negative energy balance (NEB). NEB adversely affects health and fertility, depending on the ration energy density, feed digestibility and feed intake. Digestarom® increases feed efficiency result- ing in better milk yield and energy balance, whereas Levabon® improves feed digestibility by acting on the