April 15, 2020

Agrifirm's new feed mitigator shows effectiveness against ASF

Agrimprove, the functional feed ingredients brand of Royal Agrifirm Group, has introduced a new feed mitigator called FeedLock^®. This product has proven to mitigate viral contamination of feed. It is used as a biosecurity measure on farm to close feed-related entry routes for contamination by enveloped viruses like African swine fever virus (ASFv), PED and PRRS.

FeedLock is a product that fills a gap in the current biosecurity practices used on farm and feed mill. This feed mitigator has proven to mitigate viral contamination of feed, and this way stop viruses from infecting farms via feed. Together with independent research institutes, universities and international partners, Agrifirm established a dataset of in vitro data, confirmed in vivo proving that FeedLock significantly reduces the viral challenge in feed contaminated with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED), Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) or ASFv.

FeedLock is based on a targeted combination of Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs) and therefore different from most other feed mitigating additives. This naturally-based solution is not only sustainable, but also very safe to work with for farmers and feed mill employees.

FeedLockwill also provide technical improvement in animalperformance. This was recently confirmed in a study at Kansas State University which showed significantly better feed intake, growth and feed conversion rates, with a linear increasing dosage of MCFA," explains Kobe Lannoo, category manager Pigs from Agrimprove. "This makes FeedLock not only a sustainable feed mitigator, but it is also an economically beneficial solution for farmers, integrators as well as raw material suppliers."