Reduce production costs for all poultry A shift to new solutions b [email protected] Protein sources have become the most expensive feed raw materials today. This challenge is introducing alternative protein sources into the market in an effort to control costs. To overcome the reduced digestibility of protein associated with these alternative sources, the use of enzymes, especially protease solutions, are required. Three new products in the already well recognised Kemzyme product line are specifically targeting improved protein digestibility from a wide range of feed protein sources. l Kemzyme MAP, available in Asia, is a unique, patented multi protease and amylase product with a nonstarch polysaccharides (NSP) foundation. It has proven to release higher amounts of amino acids. l NutriKEM XLP, developed for India, combines NSP enzymes fortified with protease and lysophospholipids to ensure overall performance in low cost diets. l In China, Kemzyme Protease is comprised of target released proteases, which improve protein digestibility and can be applied with any other NSP enzyme product. Kemzyme enzymes provide solutions that improve performance and help manage the cost of complex poultry diets. Optimise feed utilisation Currently the world is facing a growing demand for animal feed and subsequently an increase of raw material prices. As a result, optimisation of feed utilisation in order to improve production efficiency is of high importance. Use of alternative protein sources next to animal protein sources, have been investigated. b [email protected] However, plant protein sources challenge the micro flora of the gastrointestinal tract because of their high fibre content and less easily digestible proteins. Anti nutritional factors (ANF) and non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) must be considered when feeding animals with plant materials as a protein source. A way to overcome this problem 20 and to optimise feed utilisation is the use of exogenous enzymes. Therefore, Framelco developed multi enzyme blend Fra Multizyme MSC Dry/Liquid. In this enzyme blend eight enzyme activities are included: xylanase, beta-glucanase, cellulase, amylase, pectinase, alpha-galactosidase, mannanase and protease. This unique combination of different enzymes results in a breakdown of NSP fraction, reduction of ANF effects and stimulates the digestibility in young animals. Trials done in different European countries showed that FCR of broilers significantly improves after addition of 50g Fra Multizyme MSC Dry per ton of feed, showing that adding Fra Multizyme MSC Dry results in higher and more efficient availability of nutrients for animal growth. AveMix XG 10 is an exceptional multi-enzyme concept designed by Aveve Biochem for use in monogastric feeds. This new generation dual enzyme concept contains high levels of xylanase and b-glucanase. Both activities work synergistically to break down most prevalent soluble and insoluble NSP fibres in raw materials. b [email protected] By targeting raw materials such as corn, cereals and by-products AveMix XG 10 will increase feed digestibility. By doing so AveMix XG 10 will yield optimal animal performances, improve animal uniformity and effectively reduce feed costs. In practice, this means that the nutritionist has more flexibility and can incorporate higher percentages of more economic raw materials and by-products in combination with AveMix XG 10 to obtain cheaper formulations and equal or better animal performances. With the European registration for AveMix XG 10 for turkeys underway, AveMix XG 10 is already available for all other poultry species under EU reg. nr. 4a9. Aveve Group, the largest feed producer in Belgium, obtains the best performance results in the market by using AveMix products. Significant savings in feed costs For over 20 years Optivite has been providing enzyme solutions for poultry producers. They have two enzyme ranges which, when incorporated into your feed, can help to improve the profitability of your enterprise and get the most out of your feed by improving nutrient availability. b [email protected] Their Optizyme range is available for maize and wheat/barley diets and also comes in an intrinsically heat stable version up to 95°C. Optizyme works on the nonstarch polysaccharides (NSP) within the feed releasing more of the nutri- ents and thus enabling more economical raw materials to be used at higher inclusion rates. Their Optimise range takes into account the synergy between NSP enzymes and phytase. The presence of the phytase enzyme breaks down the anti-nutrient phytate. This releases more of the phosphorous and makes it more available to the bird. This reduces the phosphorous excreted by the birds into the environment, whilst also improving production. Research trials at universities and on commercial units have enabled Optivite to produce matrix values that allow diets to be formulated with very significant savings in feed costs. Fig. 1. Improvement due to Optizyme (%). 12 Improvement (%) Kemin believes that complex diets require an equal comparable mix of enzymes to be truly effective. As feed formulations vary in various parts of the world, Kemzyme products also differ and are designed to target these regional needs. 10 8 6 4 2 0 Weight Feed intake FCR International Poultry Production — Volume 21 Number 5