NEWS 94 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2025 The pivotal role of feed ingredients in poultry and swine nutrition and the disruptive influence of trypsin inhibitors (TIs) was the focus of the 6th Enzyme Forum hosted by Novus in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The event brought together technical experts, industry partners, and producers to explore innovative solutions to longstanding challenges affecting animal performance and production profitability. Trypsin inhibitors, naturally occurring antinutritional factors in soybeans, present a significant obstacle to protein digestibility and amino acid absorption. When TIs are present they can impair proteolysis, leading to undigested protein in the intestines. This undigested protein can become a substrate for pathogenic bacterial growth, elevating gut health risks and reducing feed conversion efficiency and weight gain, ultimately compromising profitability potential. “This is a very serious issue,” said Alessandro Lima, Commercial Director of Novus Latin America. “Producers must have accurate visibility into the presence and impact of trypsin inhibitors. Novus provides not only this insight but a global, data-driven benchmark that allows producers to take informed, strategic action.” Novus highlights its proprietary database, developed through decades of soybean ingredient monitoring, enables precision in feed formulation to protect performance and returns on investment. “This data asset is a powerful differentiator, one that helps our customers solve today’s challenges with confidence,” Lima added. Read more>> Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced the official release of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Salmon Farm Standard (SFS) Issue 3.0. The standard will become effective on August 5, 2026, at which point all salmon farms must apply to Issue 3.0. Updates have been made to make the standard more robust, including strengthened human rights requirements, stronger requirements for protection of predator species and stricter requirements for humane slaughter methods. This standard will also transition all salmon farms to a mandatory two-day audit duration. Key changes to the standard from the previous Issue 2.4 have been explained as including: • Additional social responsibility clauses to strengthen human rights requirements, • Stricter procedures for safe diving, response to diver emergencies, requirements for diver training and certification, • Adoption of forage fish dependency ratio (FFDR) as a metric, • Stronger requirements for protection of predator species and endangered, threatened, and protected species, • More emphasis on the use and documentation of operational welfare indicators, • A greater focus on protecting the welfare of cleaner fish, • Stricter requirements for humane harvest / slaughter (with SOPs for slaughter, etc.), More requirements for biosecurity and fish welfare during transport or crowding. Read more>> Novus’ 6th Enzyme Forum explores trypsin inhibitors in animal feed GSA updates Salmon Farm Standard Photo: Novus Photo: Freepik
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