INTERVIEW FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2025 65 Ever since I joined Hamlet Protein in 2019, my focus has been on the customers we serve and the people we work with. Our global market presence has grown; we have added experienced commercial and technical staff and published data from research projects with leading universities. That is how Hamlet Protein has earned the trust from producers as an expert in providing health through nutrition. Backed by science, hands-on experience, and a strong network, we have become a reliable partner for swine, poultry, and ruminant producers around the world. You stand out with your highly digestible soybased protein solutions for young animals during the weaning period. Could you give us a little more detail about your products? What advantages do they offer in terms of digestibility, gut health, or performance? Let’s start with the why: Weaning is an early, abrupt, and stressful event. Young animals still have immature digestive and immune systems, and face multiple stressors such as new environments, feed changes, vaccinations, and management practices. Stress is associated with changes in the gut microbiota, which in an immature gastrointestinal tract leads to a high incidence of diarrhea. Our goal is to reduce this stress by contributing to feeds that are low in anti-nutritional factors (ANFs), highly digestible, and quickly absorbed. Fast-digesting protein provides the building blocks for efficient tissue development while minimizing undigested protein in the hindgut, which could otherwise fuel the growth of harmful pathogens. Early-stage nutrition strategies directly affect growth performance, immune development, and feed utilization efficiency of animals. How does Hamlet Protein assess the critical role of this period and shape its product range according to this scientific approach? We like to say that a good start makes all the difference. Nutrition is a cornerstone of animal health and performance. Ensuring optimal nutrition during early life stages and other critical periods pays dividends for producers in the long run. It means fewer resources; less feed, reduced medication, and faster achievement of genetic growth potential. To succeed in providing protein for these critical periods, we deliver consistent products batch after batch, which deliver consistent on farm performance. Our quality assurance teams at both production sites conduct more than 10,000 analyses annually to monitor incoming raw materials, adjust processing conditions, and ensure final product quality. Meanwhile, our technical team is continuously present in the field, offering guidance and gathering feedback to refine our programs and product applications, making sure animals receive the optimal Hamlet Protein solution for their needs. Soy protein can naturally contain certain antinutritional factors, which can cause digestive problems in young animals. However, you have developed a bioconversion technology to eliminate this issue. Could you explain this technology, its scientific basis, and how it addresses the antinutritional factor challenge? Our process is optimized to remove three ANFs from soybean meal, compounds that are particularly harmful to young animals, without compromising protein bioavailability. We hold patents on both the process and the production hardware, making it truly unique and, of course, backed by scientific research. The process uses a continuous flow system. After a quality evaluation, soybean meal (SBM) is Photo: Hamlet Protein
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