Plant extracts in animal feed – How important is formulation?

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Plant extracts are often all thrown into the same pot, when in fact there are many different types of herbs and spices that could be used in products formulated for the use in animal feed. Plus, there are a multitude of possibilities to combine them and additional factors that will differentiate products containing plant extracts formulated for the use in animal feed. So, the reality is they are not all the same.

by Gwendolyn Jones, Product Manager Gut Agility Activators

The type and combination of plant extracts is only one of the factors that determines the function and effectiveness of what is currently sold into animal feed as “plant extracts”.  What looks promising in an in vitro experiment might not always be practical and cost-effective in vivo.  The question will always be: have the plant extracts been tested at different dosages in the animal and in what species?

Here are 3 of the key factors that need to be considered when formulating and designing feed solutions based on plant extracts.

1.Function

Herbs and Spices have many different bioactive components with different properties and functions. Even their essential oils can have something like 80 different components. Plants have evolved to cope with stressors and many of these components have a protective role supporting the resilience of plants, but they also evolved to attract pollinators to propagate. So, when you combine plant extracts derived from a number of different herbs and spices you can have a all cocktail of bioactive substances and their effect will ultimately also be determined on synergistic effects and not just concentrations of individual components. New research technologies have facilitated a more in depth understanding of the mode of action of plant extracts and their components at the animal level. As a result, it is now possible to formulate plant extracts with a more accurate idea of the outcome for their function in the animal and animal response, rather just working in a black box approach. This is speeding up the process of product development and evaluation. It also provides more potential for differentiation in function between products through formulation know how within the category of plant extracts.

2.Taste

Most plant extracts have sensory properties and they come with a distinctive flavour. That in itself can determine how effective the product will be and how much of it you can apply to animal feed, because the flavour can affect feed intake not just in a positive way.  For example, plant extracts with a strong bitter taste can lead to a lower acceptance of feed in pigs. Again, this will depend on dosage, but is it possible to apply the dosage required to achieve the desired effect in the pig without having a negative impact on feed intake? Only in vivo dose response trials will provide the answer. So, it is important to understand which plant extract compounds might have a negative impact on feed intake and find ways to determine the acceptable dose or mask their taste.

3.Concentration/dosage of plant extracts in animal feed

Concentrations of individual components in the formula and concentrations ultimately added to the feed determine the dosage required to achieve the desired response in the animal. Dose response trials are required to determine the optimal and most cost-effective dosage. As is the case with other types of feed additives more is not always better in terms of performance, but there will be a minimum dose required to have an impact on the animal.

These are only some of the factors to consider when formulating products with plant extracts. But they highlight that how they are formulated matters, and the buck stops with the animal.

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Morgan Thayer presents at Midwest ASAS 2022

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Dr. Morgan Thayer, Swine Technical Services Manager at ADM, will be presenting our latest research involving the addition of Pichia guilliermondii yeast to pig diets at the Midwest ASAS meeting 2022.

This year’s annual Midwest meeting of the American Society of Animal Science will take place in Omaha, Nebraska 14-16th of March.

 

Abstract presented at Midwest ASAS 2022

Effects of feeding a whole-cell inactivated Pichia guilliermondii yeast in sow and/or pig diets on progeny nursery and grow-finish growth performance and carcass characteristics. (Thayer, M.T. et al 2022) View the full abstract here

Morgan Thayer

About Morgan Thayer

Dr. Morgan Thayer grew up in the small town of Hope, Indiana where she became interested in swine through 4-H. Morgan earned her B.S. at Purdue University in Animal Sciences, her M.S. at Kansas State University in Swine Nutrition, and her Ph.D. at Purdue University in Swine Nutrition. Her Ph.D. research focused on gut modifying feed additives fed to sows and nursery pigs. Additional research conducted by Thayer involved using frozen semen to evaluate growth and carcass characteristics of two different decades of swine genetics.

Morgan graduated with her Ph.D. in May of 2021 and directly transitioned into her current role at ADM as a Swine Technical Services Manager. She enjoys being involved with continued research of feed additives and supporting the sales team during key customer interactions.

About Pichia guilliermondii

Decades of research demonstrate the beneficial effects across species that Pichia guilliermondii has through its effect on parameters related to the body defense system and gut function.

Pichia guilliermondii has a unique morphology, cell wall composition, and structure which influence its behavior in the animal’s gastrointestinal system. It has a high surface area to volume ratio and high hydrophobicity, which enables it to readily diffuse through the intestinal environment.

Publications by Morgan Thayer

The effects of maternal dietary supplementation of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) and 25(OH)D3 on sow and progeny performance1

Morgan T Thayer, Jim L Nelssen, Austin J Langemeier, Jodi M Morton, John M Gonzalez, Stephanie R Kruger, Zhining Ou, Andrew J Makowski, Jon R Bergstrom

Translational Animal Science, Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2019, Pages 692–708, https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txz029

 

Thayer, M.T. (2021). Evaluation of a DFM and OA, alone or in combination, on sow reproductive and litter growth performance. abstract

Thayer, M.T. (2021). Evaluation of a DFM and OA, alone or in combination, on sow offspring’s nursery growth performance, abstract

Thayer, M.T. (2020). Feeding a whole-cell inactivated Pichia guilliermondi yeast to gestating and lactating sows in a commercial production system. abstract

Thayer, M.T. (2020). Feeding a whole-cell inactivated Pichia guilliermondi yeast to gestating and lactating sows over two consecutive parities. abstract

 

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Animal resilience – economic value in livestock

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Scientists working in animal genetics are pointing out the economic value of animal resilience on farms, where labour time is restricted. Animal breeding companies are showing an increasing appetite for resilience to be included as a trait in breeding goals.

Author: Gwendolyn Jones, Product Manager Anco FIT

Can we breed for animal resilience?

Current developments and future trends in the livestock industry are giving way to a new research focus in genetics for livestock production. This research is looking to develop selection tools for farmers to improve the resilience of animals in their production system.

So far  breeding goals have not included resilience. However, research groups from Australia and the Netherlands have recently demonstrated the potential for resilience in breeding goals and suggested ways of how we could genetically select for it in livestock animals.

Resilience definition in animal production

“The capacity of the animal to be minimally affected by disturbances/challenges or to rapidly return to the state pertained before exposure to a disturbance” (Berghof et al 2019).

Colditz and Hine (2016) describe resilience as a comparative measure of differences between animals in the impact of a challenge and the result of lower sensitivity or better adaptability to a challenge. The biological processes underlying resilience relate to adaptive responses that occur to minimize the impact of a stressor.

How to measure resilience in farm animals

From the definition of resilience as reduced sensitivity to potential disturbances, it follows that the desirable phenotype could be identified by measuring the rate of recovery to baseline and normality of behavioural, physiological, immune or production traits following the disturbance. Instead of measuring the magnitude of these variables while the animal attempts to cope with the stressor.

More recent scientific papers say resilience can be measured based on deviations of expected production and observed production over a period of time. One indicator for more resilient animals could be that they have a smaller variance in deviations of production traits over a period of time than the population average.

For example, there are favorable correlations between the residual variance of feed intake and feed duration with mortality and the number of health treatments in pigs in a challenge environment. This suggests that residual variance of feed intake and feed duration can be used to select for more resilient pigs.

Recent technological advances facilitate the increase in the number of observations that can be made on individual animals to more accurately estimate deviations and consequently genetic parameters. Routine data collection form automatic milking systems (AMS) and automatic feeding systems (AFS) for cattle and pigs are the most well-known and well-developed examples. Animal breeders expect more rapid progress with measurements from wearable sensors, which are already being used for monitoring animal behaviour, physiological changes and detecting health and disease status in animals.

Economic value of  animal resilience

Researchers point out that when determining the economic value of traits, care needs to be taken to avoid double counting. They suggest that the economic value of resilience can be based on labour costs associated with observing animals that show signs of disease or other problems. These could be visual signs or alerts generated by sensors, automatic feeding systems or automatic milking systems.

Labour time is limited. Therefore, farmers have a requirement for healthy and easy-to-manage animals, especially when the number of animals per farm employee is increasing. A reduction in time spent on an animal with an alert will reduce costs associated with labour. Improved resilience results in easier to manage farm animals, which would reduce labour requirements and thus allow more animals per farm. Consequently, selecting for more resilient animals can increase farm profit.

 

Further reading:

Animal Science turns to advancing resilience for heat tolerance

75 years of innovating feed additives

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Innovating feed additives is in our DNA. Time flies and we already have 75 years of experience in innovating feed additives under our belt.

Innovation spirit

More than ever, we are committed to advancing animal nutrition with feed additives by continuously innovating to help optimize animal performance and minimize environmental impact in livestock production.

We foster a spirit of innovation and creative thinking in everything we do and extend our own innovation capabilities with a wide-ranging scientific network including leading universities.

History

Pancosma started out as a small, family-owned business in 1947 and since then grew into an internationally recognized brand with a presence in over 75 countries and over 300 solutions for all livestock species. Pancosma joined ADM in 2019. Overview of our history timeline. 

Production facilities

Production plants located at 8 different sites in different continents, enable us to cater for regional needs and optimize logistics for faster distribution and to reduce environmental impact from transport.  We have production plants located in Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Poland China, Brazil, US and Canada.

R&D facilities for innovating feed additives

We develop science-based feed additives through our extensive R&D teams and facilities, which have recently been expanded by joining a brand-new laboratory of ADM for flavor creation activities situated in Rolle, Switzerland

Feed additive solutions

Our portfolio of innovative feed additives is growing continuously, and we recently expanded our offer through the acquisition of exciting new solutions. Find out more about our product categories and recent additions here.

Join us in our 75-year anniversary celebration

We will be hosting small events throughout the year. Sign-up to our newsletter to find out where you can join in.

We are keen to learn about your experience of your personal journey with Pancosma. Please let us know: What was the most memorable experience of Pancosma for you? Contact us

5 abstracts at the International Poultry Scientific Forum

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We are entering the New Year showcasing our latest poultry research at the International Poultry Scientific Forum (IPSF) on 24th-25th of January in Atlanta, USA.

Our US technical and research and development teams will be presenting 5 scientific abstracts and are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding their research findings.

The focus of our research presented at the International Poultry Scientific Forum was on finding optimal combinations of natural components and feed additives for synergistic outcomes on key performance parameters in laying hens and broilers and food safety, particularly under pathogen challenged conditions.

Dr. Milan Hruby, Director of Technical Services at ADM Feed Additives and Ingredients, reflects on a busy year in a nutshell: “Research conducted with various classes of ADM feed additives by our science and technology team shows clearly exciting opportunities for poultry producers. In North America, our technical team has taken these findings and tested them further to account for any regional, environmental, management and nutritional differences. We are excited to share some of this research during IPSF to provide market-specific solutions to our customers and partners in this region.“

Clostridium Perfringens and Coccidia are the cause of significant economic loss for most poultry producers, whereas Salmonella infections in poultry also pose a threat to food safety in human consumption of protein derived from poultry production. In the effort to minimize the performance losses associated with the reduced use of antibiotic growth promotors in poultry production, there is a need to find effective non-antibiotic options that also don’t contribute to antimicrobial resistance and are more accepted as safe by the consumers.

Naturally occurring bioactive substances are generally perceived as safe by the consumer and certain yeasts, short and medium chain fatty acids, as well as components derived from herbs and spices have shown to be effective during a pathogen challenge including C. Perfringens, Salmonella and Eimeria. However, their mode of action against pathogenic bacteria differs and the question is if optimal combinations of these components can offer a more complete protection to poultry flocks and the food supply chain, because of potential synergistic effects.

Find out about the learnings of our research team from the abstracts below and join the discussion at the IPSF 2022.

You will also find technical and research team members at our booth at the IPPE, B7679, who will be available to answer any further questions you may have.

2022 Abstracts presented at International Poultry Scientific Forum January 24-25

Effect of Pichia guilliermondii inactivated whole yeast cell product on performance parameters, gastrointestinal tract gross lesion scores and gut permeability in broilers experimentally challenged with coccidiosis. 

A controlled challenge trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of Pichia guilliermondii inactivated whole yeast cell product supplementation during coccidiosis.  Ross 708 420 male broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five treatments.

  1. Mortada1, A. Hesse1and A. Anderson1

1Archer Daniels Midland Animal Nutrition, Decatur, IL 62521, United States

  1. The effect of a whole yeast product and two plant extracts supplemented alone or combined on broiler performance, lesions scores, and oocyst shedding during an experimental coccidia challenge. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a whole yeast (Pichia guilliermondii) product, a blend of capsicum and tumeric oleoresin, and a single plant extract fed alone or in combination, on broiler performance, lesion scores and oocyst shedding during an experimental coccidia challenge.

Jose Charal1, Chet Wiernusz2, Brian Glover1, Milan Hruby1

  1. Impact of a product based on phytogenic bioactives, a product based on medium chain fatty acids and their combinations on laying hen performance

A study conducted at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

  • A combination based on a half dose of each product, significantly improved egg mass and egg production compared to control treatment and numerically improved feed intake, egg weight and feed efficiency
  • Both products fed individually at full dose significantly improved egg production, feed efficiency, egg mass and egg weight
  1. The effect of essential oils, medium chain fatty acids, and their combination on broilers challenged with Necrotic enteritis.

Necrotic enteritis (NE) continues to be a challenge within the broiler industry and NAE production systems in particular. Solutions to combat both subclinical effects, and mortality issues from NE are critical to poultry producers. The current study evaluated the effect of two essential oils products (EO), medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), and the combination of these in diets fed to broilers challenged with C. perfringens (CP).

Authors: Brian Glover, Jose Charal, Milan Hruby, Michael Sims

  1. Evaluation of effectiveness of feed additives to reduce Salmonella heidelberg colonization in broilers. The presence of salmonella has remained a constant issue with the poultry industry to date. However, more and more feed additives are being researched to help decrease this issue that poultry industry continues to face. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an inactivated whole Pichia guilliermondii yeast product, along with a short chain fatty acid product to reduce the colonization of Salmonella heidelberg in broiler chickens.

Authors: Brian Glover, Jose Charal, Milan Hruby and Charles Hofacre

 

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Consumer perception of feed additives in animal feed

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How can we manage the perception of feed additives effectively? Feed additives have become an essential component in animal feed for advanced farm animal nutrition strategies that consider consumer concerns on environmental impact, the use of antibiotic growth promotors, animal welfare and cost of animal protein. However, consumers are many times unaware of the positive impact feed additives are making for more sustainable production of healthy and affordable animal protein.

Perception of feed additives

Consumers often have a negative perception of feed additives used in livestock nutrition. The same is true for food additives used in food and beverages in human nutrition, which are also viewed with a high degree of skepticism, particularly if they sound chemical.

Food additives have been used for centuries to improve flavor, appearance, nutrition, freshness or texture in food and beverages. However, recent surveys carried out in the US have shown that the names of those ingredients or how they are described can make a big difference to whether a product is purchased or not.

For example, the survey found that consumers are more likely to seek out additives that are described as natural, when it comes to flavors, sweeteners, colors or preservatives. However, a greater proportion of survey participants would avoid food and beverages with the same additives if they are described as “artificial”. Unfamiliarity of terms used to describe food additives are also likely to cause concerns or avoidance.

Others have found that the acceptability of food additives was highly influenced by the perceived benefits and risk associated with them. Health benefits in particular have an impact on choosing food additives.

Importance of educating the consumer

The perception of what is good and what is healthy for consumers can lead to substantial challenges for the food industry, which carry through to the animal feed industry for obvious reasons. Educating the consumer about what is in their food is important, because consumer perception and trends can be very powerful.

The same is true for what is going into animal feed, as it is part of the food chain that leads to what eventually ends up on the plates of consumers. What consumers generally are also not aware of is that the rules and regulations regarding the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of feed additives are in many cases even stricter than those regarding food additives.

 

How are feed additives helping to tackle consumer concerns about animal protein production?

Feed additives are designed, according to regulatory definition, to improve the quality of feed and the quality of food from animal origin. The negative image of feed additives in the consumer’s perception is partly due to a lack of understanding of their function and benefits in animal nutrition and not knowing the diversity in feed additives that is available. Otherwise, the awareness that most of the feed additives are designed to reduce the concerns regarding livestock production would be far greater among consumers and reduce their reservations and skepticism about feed additives.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of the functions different feed additives fulfill in modern farm animal nutrition and their benefits related to key consumer concerns:

  • Enhanced digestibility of feed materials – reduction in environmental impact
  • Supporting the animal’s natural defense mechanisms – animal health and reduction in the need for antibiotic growth promotors
  • Greater efficiency in nutrient utilization to reduce the cost of production – more affordable animal protein
  • Supporting animal resilience – consistency in high animal wellbeing

 

Does how we describe and name feed additives matter?

Education that leads to a better understanding in the consumer of why feed additives are used in animal nutrition, their origin and overall benefits can certainly help to improve the image of feed additives among consumers.

Additionally, similarly to what was concluded regarding food additives, how we describe feed additives could also make a difference to whether they are perceived positively or negatively by the consumer.

 

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Zinc oxide ban in 2022 – now what?

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As the zinc oxide ban (June 2022) is literally just around the corner pig producers in the European Union are forced to take a fresh look at feeding and supporting pigs during their most stressful period of their life. History tells us taking a fresh look at things and keeping an open mind, quite often paves the way for much bigger and better things ahead. Maybe that is the attitude to bear in mind as we embark on a new chapter in European pig production.

by Gwendolyn Jones

Zinc oxide ban 2022 in a nutshell

Effective June 2022, the maximum level of zinc permitted in the feed will reduce to 150 ppm in the European Union. As a result, using high level of zinc oxide in the feed will no longer be acceptable.  The marketing authorizations for veterinary medicinal products containing high levels of zinc oxide (2000ppm or more) prescribed by veterinarians, which were used to ease the weaning process and manage post-weaning diarrhea will be withdrawn by June 2022.

ZnO can still be used as a feed additive after this date, but only at the maximum permitted dose rate of 150 ppm total dietary zinc. This is still higher than the physiological requirements of weaned piglets. The requirement for Zn supplementation in the diet of weaned piglets decreases from 100 to 60 ppm when their body weight increases from 5 to 50 kg.

The decision to ban pharmacological doses of ZnO for piglets was made because more recent reports demonstrated its contribution to environmental pollution and increase in antimicrobial resistance.

Although to date the EU is imposing the strictest regulations on ZnO in piglet production, other markets are also starting to reduce the levels of ZnO in piglet diets. For example, Canada has already announced its plan to reduce the levels allowed to 3o0ppm and others are likely to follow suit in the future.

What does the zinc oxide ban mean for pork producers?

Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) due to Escherichia coli is an economically important disease in pig production worldwide, affecting pigs during the first 2 weeks after weaning. It is one of the main reasons why pig farmers are using pharmacological levels of zinc oxide. The biggest issues associated with PWD in piglets are reduced growth rates, followed by increased finishing times and mortality.

Not being able to prevent PWD in piglets could therefore result in significant financial losses to the farmer and reduction of the wellbeing of the pigs.

Weaning is one of the most stressful periods in a pig’s life. Removed from the sow and confronted with dietary changes, having to adapt to a new environment, mixing of pigs from other litters and/or farms can lower the immune response and feed intake and thus make piglets more vulnerable to infectious diseases. The ability to cope with these stressors will also determine the susceptibility of the pig to PWD.

This means that farmers need to take extra care to prepare piglets for weaning and develop multifactorial approaches for a smoother transition if they can no longer rely on the use of pharmacological doses of ZnO post weaning.

How to take the right action for your pigs and stay competitive

Just as being open to new ways of doing things and learning about new things is critical, so is an understanding how we got to where we are now. Talk to your veterinarian and trusted nutritional advisors. Gain different perspectives from outside to plot a strategy for a new path forward. Ideally it should be more holistic, combining optimal nutrition and best practices in biosecurity, management and health programs. This includes optimal management of sows and piglets during the lactation period to optimize resilience in pigs at weaning. There is no silver bullet to replace zinc oxide and each plan should be farm-specific.

Join the Pancosma webinar hosted by Misset to learn about synergistic alternative approaches to pharmacological levels of zinc oxide in piglet diets. If you missed the date of our webinar, you will be able to view a recording of the webinar on demand.

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Pancosma product categories – do you know them all?

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Pancosma has a wide range of feed additives covering your needs. But do you know the product categories in which they belong? We have recently expanded our portfolio to a more complete offer and added new innovations to existing product categories.

Explore where we specialize and innovate

Understand our feed additive offer better. Our product category pages are designed to help you answer questions like, how our product categories benefit you in achieving your goals, support your needs and what we do to ensure their quality and effectiveness.

Pancosma feed additive product categories

GUT AGILITY ACTIVATORS  – more

ORGANIC ACIDS  – more

ORGANIC TRACE MINERALS – more

PALATANTS – more

Palatant subcategory:    SWEETENERS – more

Palatant subcategory: Animal feed FLAVORS – more

PHYTOGENIC BIOACTIVES – more

PICHIA Yeast  -more

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    Zinc oxide alternative by 2022 – Webinar

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    Hear about the Pancosma feed additive synergistic approach as a zinc oxide alternative in a webinar hosted by Misset, Group, through All About Feed media.

    Our 3 speakers came together to discuss opportunities and challenges awaiting European pig producers due to the Zinc Oxide ban in June 2022.

    We invited Professor emerita Hanne Damgaard Poulsen from the Aarhus University, to provide an independent perspective on how the role of zinc in weanling piglet diets will change next year and explain in practical terms what this means for the actions producers need to take and the challenges they may encounter.

    Her talk is followed by Sebastien Constantin, Business Development Manager and Dr. Richard Sygall, Customer Technical Services Director EMEA from Pancosma. They present a synergistic approach using feed additives from Pancosma to support feeding strategies for successful and more sustainable piglet production post ZnO ban.

    View a recording of the webinar here

    Webinar recording

    About the speakers

    Professor emerita Hanne Damgaard Poulsen, Aarhus University,

    Public sector consultant on nutrient utilization

    Professor emerita Hanne Damgaard Poulsen, Aarhus University, Foulum is MSc (Aarhus University) and PhD (The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen). Pig nutrition and physiology has for more than thirty years been her main working area bringing sustainability into focus. Her main scientific activity has been dedicated to improve pigs’ utilization of nutrients and reduce the excretion of nutrients by addressing pigs’ requirement, nutrient bioavailability, feeding management, mineral sources, enzymes etc. Concurrently, HDP has acted as public sector consultant on nutrient utilization/excretion in animal production for ministries and boards (mainly N and minerals (P, Zn, Cu)).

     

    Sebastien Constantin

    Business Development Manager, Pancosma

    Sebastien is Business Development Manager for the Bioactives range. He joined Pancosma in January 2019.He holds a MSc in animal nutrition from Ecole Superieure d’Agriculture d’Angers – France . He has 15 years of experience in the field of animal nutrition with technical support and product management functions.

    Dr. Richard Sygall

    Customer Technical Services Director EMEA, Pancosma

    Richard was born in the Netherlands and obtained the degree of Veterinary Medicine at the State University of Ghent, Belgium in the year 2000. After graduation he went to work in the United Kingdom where he practiced as a mixed and equine practitioner for seven years. In 2007 he joined Janssen Animal health in the UK as Technical Services Manager. Since 2010 he has been employed by Perstorp Performance Additives in the Netherlands and held the position of Market Development Manager for the Innovation department Feed and Food with a special interest in Gut Health. In 2019 he joined Pancosma and is currently the Customer Technical Services Director EMEA responsible for the additive range.

    CitriStim has changed its look

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    CitriStim and the sun, what is the link? Challenges, pathogenic and physiological are like a grey cloud, threatening optimal animal welfare and performance. CitriStim may support animals to more efficiently weather such challenges clear the clouds, supporting them to shine! Bring out the sun with CitriStim.

    What does it do?

    CitriStim is produced through specialized fermentation, processing and heat treatment of whole cell Pichia guilliermondii.  An extensive body of research involving in-vitro, ex-vivo and in-vivo peer-reviewed studies across several species, have examined various unique morphological and structural properties of Pichia guilliermondii, and demonstrate that its use in animal feeds may help the animal strengthen its defense against health challenges by supporting and optimizing gut function, gut integrity, and body defense responses, strengthening production. CitriStim provides proven benefits.

    Why is CitriStim an asset in animal feed ?

    CitriStim promotes resilience in animals for better outcomes.

    What animals might benefit from CitriStim?

    CitriStim can be used in all animal species and all life stages. We have strong data for its use in swine, poultry and ruminants.