March 24, 2016

                                                                

Nuscience to showcase Weanipops and Vitafix Ultra at Victam 2016

 

Nuscience focuses on two omnipresent challenges: the piglet weaning dip and the mycotoxin burden.

 

Raising piglets without a weaning dip should be the focus of each farmer, the company said. Piglets that stop eating for 24 hours suffer from gut damage resulting in a decrease of villi length.

 

Additionally, it takes up to six weeks for the gut to recover completely. Moreover, a very close relationship has been seen between feed intake during the first week after weaning and slaughter weight.

 

Therefore, Nuscience has created Weanipops which ensures feed intake around weaning. In this way, the functionality of the gut stays intact and no compromises should be made in nutrient absorption.

 

Weanipops provides the following benefits: reduction of the relapse in feed intake; securing the integrity of the gut; supporting the general health with Nuscience health concept; a unique homogenous and stable mixture without the need for special, expensive new feeders; and better technical performances with higher daily weight gain.

 

Vitafix Ultra

 

Fungi which produce mycotoxins can develop in the field (Fusarium spp.) or during storage (Penicillium, Aspergillus).

 

According to Nuscience, it is very difficult to estimate the exact extent of the damage which is caused by mycotoxins.

 

However, mycotoxins are considered to be a "global problem". This is confirmed by a study of the Food and Agriculture Organization which has estimated that 25% of the world's crops are affected by mycotoxins each year, with annual losses of around one billion metric tonnes of feed and food products.

 

For example, losses due to aflatoxins in three Asian countries (Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand) were estimated at $900 million.

 

Therefore, Nuscience developed Vitafix Ultra which is able to bind both polar and nonpolar mycotoxins and transforms DON into a harmless metabolite.

 

In order to support the animal and restore affected organs, betaïne and natural antioxidants were added. Adding Vitafix Ultra to the feed prevents absorption of harmful mycotoxins and damage to the organs. Immuno-suppression is strongly prevented resulting in less secondary infections.