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One of the biggest challenges for the feed industry and animal nutrition as a whole is the rising cost of feed, which can account for up to 70% of total production expenses. Furthermore, around 25% of the available nutrients in feed ingredients cannot be fully utilized by the animal due to anti-nutritional factors.
Today, the greatest challenge for the feed industry — and especially for nutritionists — is to reduce this indigestible fraction and maximize feed efficiency based on nutritional and economic factors, which can often vary and may be unique to each production system.
Join us in this Allzyme series to learn about the most efficient strategies for the inclusion of enzyme technologies and how you can protect your productivity and obtain long-term, sustainable results.
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Together, we can maximize feed efficiency. The Alltech® Enzyme Management program utilizes unique technologies backed by science that work in synergy with the animal’s digestive tract and target the complete diet to optimize the potential of the feed by reducing the anti-nutritional effects, improving nutrient release and feed digestibility. As a result, fewer nutrients are released into the environment, saving producers money while providing sustainable benefits for the animal and the planet.
Our feed enzyme technologies have implications beyond cost savings. Our range of feed enzymes helps improve gut health, animal welfare and the environment, allowing you to potentially triple your bottom line.
✔ Reduces feed costs
You can save up to $14* per ton of feed.
*Depending on the feed enzyme combination, the diet and the species.
✔ Greater feedstuff utilization
✔ Reduces variability
✔ Optimizes feed digestibility
✔ Promotes a healthy digestive system
✔ Reduces gut viscosity, enabling animals to digest and absorb more nutrients
✔ Reduces environmental impact
✔ Less soybean meal, oil and phosphates needed
✔ Lowers the manure output in terms of the excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus
Backed by science since 1980
Alltech has pioneered the production of enzymes. Our years of research and collaboration make it possible for us to provide producers with the most unique SSF enzyme technologies in the animal feed industry.
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Strain selection
SSF is a naturally occurring process, breaking down substrate by the production and release of specific enzymes. In a production system, specific fungal strains are selected.
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Liquid Fermentation
These fungal strains are then grown in a liquid media.
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Substrate ready for fermentation
This substrate enters Alltech’s state-of-the-art tray fermentation chamber, where it incubates for up to five days.
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Solid state fermentation process
During this time, the fungus grows rapidly and secretes enzymes to break down the substrate (solid media) to release nutrients required for continued growth.
5.
Substrate drying process
The substrate is then dried and standardized for enzyme activities and passed through quality control.
Enzyme activity is not linear and does not fit well with a linear formulation program. Not all feed enzymes are created equal. So, understanding the undigestible dietary fractions present in feed ingredients and the complex interactions between enzymes, substrates and the gut can improve the digestibility of all nutrients.
Phytase, carbohydrase and protease are some of the most common feed enzymes typically considered in the animal feed industry. Each of these three feed enzyme categories has a specific role and function in the animal that results in different benefits for producers. However, certain enzymes can only fit into certain substrates.
Enzymes work on different types of raw materials, including high fiber, which contains anti-nutritional factors commonly found in typical corn, soy and wheat diets.
The formulation of enzymes into the diet is based on the nutrient value “uplifts” and on maintaining equal or better performance at a lower diet cost. The matrix is calculated from the "uplift" in nutrient values determined by research and enzyme use rate.
Adding enzymes to animal nutrition reduces the amount of soybean meal, oil and phosphates needed, enhances the use of alternative raw materials and helps increase the production yield for limited arable land. Enzymes also help lower the manure output in terms of the excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus while also helping producers save money by reducing the feed cost per ton.
