November 27, 2014


ABCA showcase feed solutions at Poultry India

 

 


ABCA showcased its feed solutions and highlighted its selenium enriched functional food benefits at the Poultry India show in Hyderabad, India, to be held from November 26 to 28.


The functional food industry is experiencing rapid growth and numerous factors play vital roles including innovations in food science and technology, growing health concerns, an evolving regulatory environment allowing health claims on foods, and increased demand for functional food products. Fundamental to the advancement of functional foods has been the evolution of scientific and consumer interest in the ability of nutrition to prevent chronic disease and optimise health, which goes beyond the traditional focus on prevention of nutrient-deficiency ailments.


"Relevant to the functional food industry, AB Tor-SelTM, an organic selenium (Torula yeast) from the house of ABCA is an ideal choice to enrich selenium levels in poultry products to optimise health benefits", said James Charteris-Hough, managing director, ABCA. 
 

Trials conducted at universities in Australia proved AB Tor-Sel to be a more effective source of organic selenium compared to other organic selenium yeast sources, achieving better animal performance and significantly higher selenium deposition in eggs (extra 22%) and chicken meat (extra 10%) with better ROI.


A few egg producers in Malaysia have used AB Tor-Sel and are satisfied with its overall performance. In addition, selenium deposit in the egg provides additional protection against lipid peroxidation which allows eggs to be stored for a longer time.


ABCA also featured AB ZorbaTM, a broad spectrum in-feed mycotoxin solution with a combination of yeast cell walls and aluminosilicates from UK approved mines, in a balance ratio.  Research conducted in China showed that dietary additions of ABCA's yeast cell wall absorbent to mycotoxin contaminated feed resulted in a substantial (>60%) increase in Newcastle antibody titre in chicken compared to the group without treatment.

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