November 6, 2017

Nutriad partners with research institutes in Brazil

Nutriad announced it has engaged into strategic partnerships with leading universities in Brazil.

The institutions are Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Federal University of Goiânia (UFG) and State University of Londrina (UEL).

The agreements allow the science-based company to evaluate its product portfolio under tropical circumstances, develop new technologies and seek new applications and solutions to the day-to-day challenges across species.

"Testing our feed additive solutions in different geographies and ensuring their efficacy under different climatological circumstances is a strategic focus for Nutriad," said Nutriad CEO Erik Visser (pictured, right).

"Also, these engagements further confirm our commitment to the development of academic talent across the world."

Current research cover amongst other flavors, organic acids and essential oils for application in swine and poultry. Initial trial results with Nutriad's flavor for lactating sows showed a significant increase in consumption and milk production and, consequently, a greater weight of piglets at weaning.

Other planned research will focus on products from Nutriad's Digestive Performance platform, such as Adimix Precision^® and Apex 5^®. Specifically, the company will review data on the efficiency of these products to replace antibiotic growth promoters and impact on weight gain and feed conversion.

According to David Jacob (pictured, left), Nutriad's technical manager for South America, the company "continuously seeks to expand its partnerships with other scientific and research institutions with the objective of conducting research into existing and new applications as well as contributing to the development of master and PhD students".