ISSUE FOCUS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2023 27 "Increasingly our industry is evaluating the use of more circular raw materials. However, these ingredients can come with new challenges in terms of inflammation and oxidative stress. It is our belief that we can have a holistic role to play in a sustainable future by increasing the animal’s resilience against these often-underrated challenges." THE ROLE IMPEXTRACO® TAKES TO SUPPORT ITS CUSTOMERS IN A SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION According to the FAO, about 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions (about 7 gigatons CO2 eq.) come from producing animal protein, which is split almost equally between livestock production (50%) and feed production (47%), with a small contribution of post-farm transport and processing (3%)1. These and other human-induced emissions are contributing to climate change, making extreme weather events and crop failure more frequent, which puts a risk on the global food supply. As the global population continues to grow and incomes rise, we need to make sure that our industry develops new ways to ensure food security, with a least cost- and least impact philosophy. The livestock industry has significantly optimized the animal production footprint in the last decades already, mainly driven by efficiency gains. However, purely feed-conversion rate (FCR) optimization is not the only parameter that we should consider when working towards a more sustainable future. Raw material and ingredient choice, feed processing technologies and animal rearing practices can all have a positive impact on our environmental footprint. Increasingly our industry is evaluating the use of more circular raw materials. However, these ingredients can come with new challenges in terms of inflammation and oxidative stress. It is our belief that we can have a holistic role to play in a sustainable future by increasing the animal’s resilience against these often-underrated challenges. This topic is a key focus area in our innovation and R&D to deliver the right solutions, be it products or services, for our customers to achieve more sustainable practices while remaining profitable. By Léon Vanden Avenne, Technical Sales Manager, Impextraco
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