July 24, 2026
 

NOVUS launches digital Raw Material Compendium to support feed formulation decisions

The platform consolidates nutrient composition data from multiple established global reference databases into a single tool, allowing nutritionists to compare ingredient values and upload their own datasets in a secure environment.

NOVUS has announced the launch of the NOVUS Raw Material Compendium, a digital platform designed to support more informed, data-driven feed formulation strategies, accessible at novusint.com/rawmaterial/.

The platform provides nutritionists and feed formulators with a centralised resource to evaluate ingredient variability, compare nutrient values across multiple databases, assess internal ingredient data, and explore alternative raw materials. Nutrient composition details are included for plant and animal protein ingredients such as palm kernel meal, soybean meal, dried distillers' grains, feather meal, fish meal and others. Reference data has been authorised for use from the National Research Council (NRC), Association Française de Zootechnie (AFZ), French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Fundación Española para el Desarrollo de la Nutrición Animal (FEDNA), Centraal Veevoeder Bureau (CVB), and the Brazilian Tables for Poultry and Swine.

Marisol Castillo, DVM, Ph.D., NOVUS Global Swine Solutions Executive Manager, said nutritionists typically work with a single database for each ingredient but face well-documented variability across sources depending on geographic origin, crop conditions, processing differences and supplier variations. "Unfortunately, nutritionists haven't had the time or easy access to examine the differences between those ingredient nutrient variations to ensure optimised formulation. This new digital platform from NOVUS puts data from various sources at their fingertips," Castillo said.

After registering at novusint.com/rawmaterial/, users can select feed ingredients and nutrients, compare values across datasets, and export comparison charts and tables for further analysis. The tool also allows users to upload their own ingredient datasets to compare them against available references within a private, secure environment.

Ricardo Teles, NOVUS Global Ruminant Solutions Executive Manager, said the compendium was part of the company's broader commitment to providing nutritionists and producers with accessible tools to support strategic decision-making under increasing performance and efficiency pressures. The digital format replaces a previously published printed version of the data, expanding accessibility across mobile devices, computers and tablets.

NOVUS earlier this year also published a white paper titled Outsmarting Trypsin Inhibitors, summarising findings from a decade of its global research on soybean meal quality, available at novusint.com/TIwhitepaper26.

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