SPECIAL STORY 72 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2023 Most vitamin recommendations from international scientific associations were created more than 20 years ago, but today’s livestock industry has little in common with the industry as it was then. Nutritional requirements must change to address genetic selection, and modern nutrition, sanitary and environmental conditions, as well as regulatory changes. The right vitamins in the right amounts for an animal’s life stage improve both performance and sustainability. NEW SWINE VITAMIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING José-María Hernández Global ANH Vitamin/Carotenoid/ Premix Marketing Manager dsm-firmenich Gilberto Litta ANH Vitamin Advocacy Global Manager dsm-firmenich ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW Continuous development in the field of animal nutrition is essential to meet current and future challenges such as replacement of antibiotics, higher incidence of more aggressive animal diseases and a growing focus on sustainable farming. The right levels of quality and sustainable vitamins will help farmers improve animal health, wellbeing and performance, while also protecting the environment, succeeding in a dynamic and ever-changing global market, enhancing both profits and environmental sustainability. Vitamins play a decisive role in both human and animal nutrition. As organic catalysts present in small quantities in most foods, they are essential for the normal functioning of metabolic and physiological processes. Vitamin requirements in animals are dynamic: they vary according to new genotypes, levels of yield and production systems. The inclusion of a nutritional programme with appropriate levels of vitamins in an animal's diet not only allows to completely realise its genetic potential but, at the same time, improves various aspects related to health and well-being, its productivity and the ultimate quality of the food produced, be it meat, milk, or eggs. Healthier animals will produce more and healthier food.
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