July 14, 2023
Phileo celebrates sustainable agriculture at new factory in Valladolid, Spain
Phileo by Lesaffre recently celebrated the opening of its new factory in Valladolid, Spain.
More than 100 customers and business partners from the agriculture industry joined Phileo for an afternoon and evening of networking and celebration followed by the symposium, "Reconciling Planet, People and Profit for a positive impact."
Committed to a sustainable agrifood industry, Lesaffre constructed the factory for the production of Selsaf®, Phileo's nutritional solution enriched in organic selenium.
"For 170 years, and on the initiative of its founders Louis Lesaffre and Louis Bonduelle, the group has built itself up with a very strong entrepreneurial spirit and a constant concern to meet the evolving needs of its customers in various fields of expertise," said Brice-Audren Riché, general manager of Lesaffre during his speech. "The inauguration of this new selenium-enriched yeast factory to serve the animal nutrition sector is an example of Lesaffre's desire to evolve and grow alongside its customers in a spirit of partnership."
On the following day, Jean Baptiste Dollé, head of department (environment) at Institut de l'élevage, set the scene of climate smart agriculture by showcasing methodologies and tools that are developed to evaluate the impacts on climate change and water pollution and to assess the positive contributions to biodiversity and carbon sequestration of milk and beef production.
A practical example of low carbon dairy and beef farming was presented by Maxime Briche, Phileo's Western Europe ruminant manager, with data showing how Actisaf®, Phileo's yeast probiotic helps to reduce the climate impact of milk production.
For farmers, Selsaf® supports animal health (better embryo viability and survival rate, more selenium transfer to offspring and less morbidity) and increases animal performance (higher feed efficiency, growth performance and laying intensity). In reducing the oxidation, and, therefore, the rancidity of animal-derived end-products, Selsaf® also brings a lot of benefits to consumers, with more selenium in meat, milk and eggs, and higher food satisfaction with increased meat quality (less drip loss, increased juiciness and tenderness).
Dr. Julie Schulthess concluded with a comprehensive talk on immunity and explaining how immune fitness is a measure of animal health, welfare and productivity.
Nourishing the world and preserving the planet is a huge responsibility and opportunity for agriculture and Phileo by Lesaffre, concluded Dr. Gildas Joalland , chairman of the symposium.
- Phileo by Lesaffre
