Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 4 May 2021

NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2021 21 Kemin launches functional fiber for pet food K emin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably trans- form the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, announced that Kemin Nutrisur- ance, its pet food and rendering technologies business unit, has launched its first fiber ingredient, TEGRAVIA™, for the pet food market in Brazil. Fiber has long been used in pet food to balance formulations and promote animal health. In part- nership with Fibervita, a food ingredient company in Brazil, Kemin Nutrisurance developed TEGRAVIA as a functional fiber for inclusion into pet food. The product's fiber is extracted from cassava, an edible root widely used in various recipes in Brazilian cui- sine. TEGRAVIA serves as a fiber source with prebiotic and intesti- nal health support properties and can also benefit pet food product formulations by enhancing tex- ture and starch gelatinization. Using a synergistic combina- tion of soluble and insoluble fi- ber, TEGRAVIA supports the growth of beneficial bacteria and promotes balanced homeostasis in dogs' and cats' gastrointesti- nal tracts. Kemin has conducted studies, in partnership with the Federal University of Paraná and the State University of Maringá, in which TEGRAVIA was com- pared to other fibers, including beet pulp and microcrystalline cellulose, in dog and cat micro- biota. The results suggest TE- GRAVIA can compensate for the inclusion of beet pulp plus microcrystalline cellulose associ- ation/combination. Kemin Nutrisurance launches TEGRAVIA™, a functional fiber for pet food in South America. Natural cassava fiber product is a multifunctional option for pet food producers in Brazil. disease response within the U.S. cattle herd in the event of a foreign animal disease occurring in the U.S., which is critical for the entire beef industry in order to maintain daily operations and continue to access ever important beef export markets. “Animal health and disease traceability are critical issues for the meat industry and we’re hopeful our involvement will help advance industry efforts to implement this program across the country,” said Shane Miller, group president, Tyson Fresh Meats. “We believe CattleTrace can help to reduce the risk that animal disease poses to the U.S. cattle supply, while also protecting our industry’s access to im- portant export markets, which can quickly be com- promised in the event of an animal health issue.” U.S. CattleTrace utilizes ear tags that contain ul- tra-high frequency technologies to collect the min- imal data necessary, including an individual animal identification number, a GPS location, and date and time. This information is used to track animals in the event of a disease outbreak and allows track- ing of the animal from location of birth and to each location they travel prior to reaching a processor for harvest. An electronic chip within the tag inter- acts with the radio frequency emitted by the reader. Though the tags are electronic, they are not battery operated, meaning they can last the lifetime of the animal.