SUSTAINABILITY 68 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE August 2024 How can we ensure that broiler and breeder operations continue to advance in a way that promotes sustainability and contributes to a better return on investment? We need to focus on optimizing management systems for poultry productivity. OPTIMIZING POULTRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR GREATER SUSTAINABILITY WITH ZINPRO® Using less resources, improving production and producing less waste translates to better profitability for broiler and breeder operations. The Zinpro team partners with producers to create a more efficient system that encourages poultry sustainability and thereby positively impacts bird health, welfare and performance. NUTRITION With the right organic trace minerals for poultry production, you can equip birds to be more efficient without sacrificing health and wellbeing. When fully replacing inorganic trace minerals in broiler diets, Zinpro® Performance Minerals® improve sustainability by: • Reducing fecal excretion of Zn, Mn and Cu by an average of 33, 49 and 65%, respectively. Alongside these environmental benefits, broilers and breeders can be more productive with less mineral input. Supplementing with reduced levels of a more bioavailable source of trace minerals can improve performance with: BROILERS Sustainable Production and Profitability • Improved feed conversion rate by up to 2.7 points • Improved carcass yield by 0.9% • Improved breast meat yield by 0.9% Health, Welfare and Livability • Maintained strong bird health without negative impacts to livability • Decreased incidence of mild footpad dermatitis by 71% and increased the normal footpad by 7% BREEDERS Sustainable Production and Profitability • Increased hatchability of set and of fertile eggs by 0.7% • Increased chicks per hen housed produced by an average of 9.8% Health, Welfare and Livability • Reduced embryo mortality by 0.5%
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