NEWS 16 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE November 2023 AB Vista organised a Feed Intelligence Conference in Dubai, October 3-4, 2023. The event, hosted by the company’s ASPAC team, brought together diverse leading academic and industry experts to share the latest developments from their key fields, exploring how the findings of this research can be practically applied to commercial situations to deliver improved profitability. “We are proud to have hosted this successful Feed Intelligence Conference, another example of our commitment to bringing new nutritional perspectives to the industry," said Marylan Rivera, AB Vista’s Regional Commercial Director (SEA). “Not only are we helping professionals meet demands and achieve production goals in a competitive industry, events like this help the industry to further advance in the sharing of research findings – and, of course, encouraging further research.” The conference included four sessions: Dietary Fibre and Gut Health; Fibre Utilisation; Phosphorus and Calcium Nutrition, and Hot Topics, where participants were invited, and encouraged, to participate in Q&A forums with the speakers. Read more>> Experts focus on dietary fibre at AB Vista's conference in Dubai The Bel Group, APBO (Bel’s Milk Producers Association in the West of France) and dsm-firmenich, in partnership with Institut de l’Elevage (Idele), the French institute for livestock breeding), announced the promising results of a pilot project aimed at reducing methane emissions from dairy cows. Conducted on five dairy farms, the pilot demonstrated the ease of implementation of Bovaer®, the feed additive for dairy cows, in real-life farming conditions. This study paves the way for a more sustainable dairy industry, according to the companies. Five farms were selected for the pilot project, as they were representative of the diversity of APBO farms, in terms of feed distribution equipment, type of ration at the trough and distribution arrangements throughout the day. Bovaer® was added at a rate of around a quarter teaspoon a day to the diet of dairy cows, it suppresses the enzyme, so less methane gets generated. As it acts, Bovaer® is safely broken down into compounds already naturally present in the rumen. According to the companies' statement, all the data and analyses of ration samples collected by Bel technicians during the test and interpreted by experts from Idele, demonstrate the success of Bovaer® implementation, whatever the type of ration and distribution method used on the farms. Under optimal conditions of use (dosage and regularity of consumption throughout the day), the reduction in enteric methane was estimated at between 29% and 42%, depending on the farm, over the two months of the study. These results confirm the 30% methane reduction expected on average from previously published studies on Bovaer®. Yoann Lézé, Vice-Chairman of APBO, said: “As responsible milk producers, we keep a close eye on ways to reduce the carbon footprint of our farms, and are fully aware of the innovations coming onto the market, such as Bovaer®.” Read more>> Promising pilot test to reduce enteric methane emissions from dairy cows
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