SUSTAINABILITY 62 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2024 CCPA is keen to contribute to the competitiveness and sustainability of the animal feed industry and has just carried out its first LCA on one of its flagship products: Turboviv’. This study, carried out with the help of an independent consultancy firm, provides an objective estimation of the potential for reducing the environmental footprint of certain phytogenic additives such as Turboviv’ for milk production. Today, the economic performance of nutritional supplements incorporated into feed is no longer enough. Environmental performance is becoming essential and Life Cycle Assessment provides an objective view of this. Thanks to their impact on feed manufacturing and digestion, some nutritional supplements can have a positive environmental impact. This is the case with Turboviv’, a natural additive derived from CCPA's know-how in phyto-expertise and the first product from the CCPA group to benefit from a life cycle analysis. 2 values are calculated, each with its own interest: • The impact of producing one kilo of Turboviv’ in bag (including inputs, logistics, packaging, manufacturing): This value is useful for all manufacturers who want to embark on an LCA process in which they have to integrate their supplies. The value of the Turboviv’ product is low compared with additives, which can be explained by the choice of ingredients and their production processes. • The impact of Turboviv’ per kilo of milk produced: The environmental footprint has been calculated by integrating the complete cycle of the product, i.e. its production, its impact on the feeding of dairy cows, its influence on ruminal metabolism and the production benefit. The beneficial effect of integrating Turboviv’ on the composition of the ration and on methane production means that it has a largely positive environmental footprint. 1st lesson: The environmental impact of producing a bag of Turboviv’ is limited WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE? The value found is 694 T CO2 eq/t of Turboviv’ packaged. This places the additive among the low-impact additives, as illustrated by the graph below, comparing it with a few examples of other feed components. 2nd lesson: The environmental impact of Turboviv’ is positive when compared to the production of 1 kilo of milk. POTENTIAL OF PHYTOGENIC ADDITIVES TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT Jean Pascard Product Manager for Feed Solution CCPA Group
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