ISSUE FOCUS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2026 27 Biovet S.A. | Calle Luxemburg, 25 - Polígono Industrial, AAPP 15 - CP 43120 - Constantí (Tarragona) Spain Phone: +34 977 296 304 biovet@biovet-alquermes.com I www.biovet-alquermes.com Similarly, for fungi, Alquermold Natural Plus also achieved the lowest counts on day 7 after application in highly contaminated corn samples. Compared with control, reductions were: 91.13% for Aspergillus, 88.48% for Fusarium, and 91.07% for Rhizopus. Additionally, the preservative compared against Alquermold Natural Plus was administered at four times the dosage, yet still produced lower bacterial and fungal reduction percentages than the natural product. These same results were observed in compound feed, with practically identical outcomes. ADDED VALUE OF ALQUERMOLD NATURAL PLUS: INTESTINAL MICROBICIDAL EFFECT An added value of this microbicidal technology is that, besides acting as a feed preservative, its efficacy persists in the digestive tract, acting as an intestinal antimicrobial and controlling pathogenic microorganisms that may colonize the intestine. Thus, animals consuming feed supplemented with Alquermold Natural Plus develop a more balanced intestinal flora, while digestive infections are prevented. Field trials have shown that its inclusion in feed improves digestive flora balance without affecting beneficial flora such as Lactobacillus spp. Applications include prevention of infectious diseases associated with bacterial overgrowth in the intestine, such as necrotic enteritis (Clostridium), as well as reducing Salmonella, E. coli, and Campylobacter on farms. In a trial conducted at Universidad Científica del Sur (Lima, Peru), broilers were challenged with Clostridium perfringens to evaluate the capacity of Alquermold Natural Plus for prevention and treatment of necrotic enteritis and its impact on performance. Administration of Alquermold Natural Plus as prevention and treatment reduced mortality compared to the infected control by 87.5% and 62.5%, respectively. In addition, the preventive group, despite the challenge, showed lower mortality than the
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