NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2024 17 For the past four years, the feed industry, alongside numerous other sectors, has been impacted by broader economic factors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and escalating energy costs. In light of these challenges, Lallemand Animal Nutrition unveiled significant investments to its production infrastructure in Felixstowe (UK), one of the company’s main production sites for selenium-enriched yeast (ALKOSEL). Lallemand explains that these enhancements are strategically designed to strengthen its resilience and adaptability in response to external pressures and dynamic market conditions and to address sustainability goals while remaining a reliable partner for customers. By investing in these improvements, Lallemand aims to confirm its dedication to delivering high-quality products, meeting the market demand for competitive offerings, while proactively managing risks, optimizing operational efficiency and reducing its environmental footprint by optimizing energy consumption. Producing high-quality, concentrated, selenized yeast is the fruit of proper yeast strain selection, specific process development and strict quality control. Specifically selected yeast strains can convert significant amounts of inorganic selenium to around 100 different organic selenium compounds (such as selenomethionine and selenocysteine). Due to their individual genetic make-up, each yeast strain will bring its own profile in terms of exact composition in organic selenium compounds. Lallemand emphasizes that regarding the production of Lallemand’s selenized yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397, ALKOSEL), a specific production process has been developed and is constantly optimized to ensure optimal and consistent quality of the product. Lallemand also shares the information that ALKOSEL is produced by fed-batch culture: nutrients, including selenium, are supplied incrementally to the growing cells. “The crucial part is to add the right amount of selenium at the right time. Adding too little results in a low concentration of organic selenium in the final product, whereas adding too much will inhibit the growth of the yeast,” says Elsa Parmentier, R&D Project Manager at Lallemand Animal Nutrition. Read more>> Lallemand makes investments in its selenized yeast plant Copyright © 2024 Volac International Ltd. All rights reserved. The NEXT GENERATION in MYCOTOXIN and ENDOTOXIN MANAGEMENT For more information visit volac.com or contact feedadditives@volac.com Now including: • Live yeast for biotransformation • Endotoxin binding capabilities
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