Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Instrumental Aroma Analysis
In the development of supplementary feeds, more and more emphasis is being placed on n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their sources. However, an important question is how these fatty acids are incorporated into the animal’s body or the resulting animal products at a given dose. An article presenting the results of the research carried out in this field by the staff of ADEXGO Kft., Széchenyi University and MATE was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied Animal Research.
Effect of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Feeding on the Fatty Acid Profile and Odour of Milk in DanBred Sows
Robert Roszkos, George Bazar, Tamás Tóth, Zoltan Kovacs, Hedvig Febel, Miklós Mezes
The effects of n-6 and n-3 fatty acid supplementation on the fatty acid profile of sow milk were investigated using traditional fatty acid analysis and a novel method of the electronic nose (EN). The control group received 6.3 g of sunflower oil (SO) rich in n-6 fatty acids per kg feed, and experimental animals received the same amount of fish oil (FO) as an n-3 fatty acid source. The diets were corn- and soybean meal-based diets. Supplementation of SO enhanced the amount of linoleic acid (C18:2, n-6) (SO: 8.43 mg/mL vs. FO: 6.63 mg/mL milk), and significantly increased (p < 0.02) the amount of total polyunsaturated fatty acids (SO: 9.92 mg/mL vs. FO: 8.61 mg/mL milk) in the sow’s milk. On the contrary, FO significantly increased the amount of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (FO: 1.17 mg/mL vs. SO: 0.69 mg/mL milk), especially eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5, n-3), docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5, n-3), and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6, n-3), in the milk (p < 0.001). FO and SO supplementation did not affect the analytical composition of milk. Milk samples collected from the differently fed individuals could be clearly separated according to the feeding groups based on the odor profile described by the EN.
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Articles
In the previous issue, we explained how important it is to be aware of the reliability of the data available and underpinning our decisions. In this issue, we show some examples where openness to accepting the possibility and fact of error has led to benefits. We highlight some of our scientific publications, which can be accessed and thoroughly reviewed by readers deeply interested in this field.
Data is important, but its meaning is even more important (Part 2)
Events
Nearly 400 participants registered for the 13th Hungalimentaria conference organized by the National Food Chain Safety Office and WESSLING Hungary Kft. The motto of the conference: “Public and private laboratories together for food safety”. The activity of ADEXGO Kft. related to the aroma testing of foods was presented by Dr. György Bázár, head of research.
Summary of the presentation:
Food quality control by aroma testing
The costliest element of animals farming is feeding. Consequently, the feeding of farm animals is significantly influenced by the pursuit of efficiency gains. Maximization of feed utilization is achieved by feeding precisely formulated complete feed mixtures and feed rations to animals bred for intensive production. On the one hand, this practice results in animal products of uniform quality, which, however, often do not meet the increased needs of consumers for palatability and nutritional value. On the other hand, the pursuit of intensive production may lead to a deterioration in the physiological parameters of farm animals, thus posing an animal health risk. These effects put significant challenges on the economy-oriented producer in the long run, so compensating for the negative effects is essential. Nowadays, supplementary feeds and additives are an important part of recipes. They are used, inter alia, to:
(1) prevent or treat metabolic diseases in intensively farmed animals;
(2) to increase the nutritional quality of the food (raw material) produced, thereby producing a value-added functional food rich in bioactive ingredients that support human health.
Both directions can result in animal products with altered nutritional physiological and organoleptic properties. Therefore, monitoring and evaluating the impact of such and similar interventions on the quality of food raw materials is becoming increasingly important. This presentation attempts to summarize scientific researches in which the effect of supplementary feeds on food quality were investigated using classical chemical analysis, human sensory panel, and instrumental aroma testing technology. The results cover the areas of dairy, egg, pork and poultry production, providing a comprehensive overview of the impact of feed on food quality.
Events
The 1st Agrofeed International Monogastric Symposium (AIMS) was held in Siófok (Hungary) between November 8 and 9, 2021. At the event, renowned foreign and domestic keynote speakers as well as the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative feed supplements and additives presented their latest experimental results and experiences. The symposium focused on novel feeding strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics and prevent digestive disorders in poultry and pigs.
ADEXGO Kft. participated in the AIMS as a sponsor and exhibitor of the symposium and introduced its feeding concept to several domestic and foreign partners.
News
Hungarian researchers were the first in the world to publish the results of digestive physiological studies based on electromyographic measurements performed on awake, growing pigs kept under farm conditions. The scientific publication presenting the results of the research conducted by the coworkers of ADEXGO Kft., Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, MSB-MET Kft. and University of Szeged was published in PLoS ONE, a highly ranked multidisciplinary peer-reviewed scientific journal.
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Grants
ADEXGO Kft. and Széchenyi István University are participating in a joint international EUREKA tender entitled “Exploitation of local biodiversity of yeast for wine production – development of a complex quality testing technology enabling the objective characterization and identification of wines”.
The consortium led by the Romanian company SC ICA Research and Development SRL, including ADEXGO Kft. and Széchenyi István University, as well as two other Romanian partners, SC Pharmacorp Innovation SRL and the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (USAMVB) won a tender in the international EUREKA program. To implement the tasks undertaken in the project, the Hungarian participants receive a total of HUF 68,828,812 non-refundable support from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund in the tender entitled “Support for Hungarian participation in the EUREKA program (2019-2.1.1-EUREKA)”.
The main goal of the project is to develop new, innovative processes in winemaking and wine testing. Within the framework of the 3-year project, the members of the Hungarian consortium are developing a complex instrumental rapid analytical methodology for the objective qualification of wines, using electronic aroma analysis and near-infrared spectroscopy. The development makes it possible to objectively describe the quality of wines and to detect wine defects and wine diseases at an early stage. The procedure can be an innovative objective tool in both self-tests and official inspections in wineries, and can also be used to determine the quality parameters of other products of the food and feed industry.
The project is implemented in the CORRELTECH® laboratory of ADEXGO Kft. in Herceghalom and in the Department of Food Science at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences of the Széchenyi István University.
Events
ADEXGO Kft. was represented at the 4th International Conference on Biosystems and Food Engineering held in Budapest on June 4, 2021, where we drew attention to the possibility of producing foods of high added value through feed, summarizing our previous research results. We also appeared in the poster section of the conference as co-authors of another study, which later resulted in a scientific article.
The abstract of the presentation:
Food engineering at the farm level – improving food quality through feeding
Feeding farm animals is the largest cost of animal production. Consequently, the nutrition of animals became highly influenced by the need for improvement of feeding efficiency. Feed conversion to animal product has been maximized by supplying precisely designed feeds to animals bred for large scale intensive production. This practice, on one hand, led to animal products with standardized quality which does not always meet the requirements of demanding customers concerning flavor or nutritional quality. On the other hand, the utterly intensive production led to the physiological deficit of the farm animals causing health risks. In the long run, these effects are challenging to achieving profitable production, and, therefore, have to be compensated adequately. Nowadays, supplementary feeds form an important part of precision animal nutrition.
The reasons for their application include:
- to prevent or cure metabolic disorders of intensively producing farm animals;
- to improve the nutritional quality of foods with added values, leading to functional foods enriched with bioactive compounds, thereby promoting human health.
Both cases may lead to animal products with altered nutritional and organoleptic properties. Thus, the effects of these interventions on the food raw materials have to be monitored and evaluated. This presentation provides a collection of studies where the effect of supplementary feeds on the quality of foods was investigated employing chemical analyses, human sensory panel tests, and artificial flavor fingerprinting technologies. The demonstrated results cover dairy, egg, pork and poultry productions, giving a broad spectrum of the effect of animal nutrition on food quality.
Products to improve the energy and/or sugar supply of the livestock
Complementary feed for ruminants
The exogenous enzymes and rumen-stable glucose in EAZY-GO improve the digestibility of feed components and thus increases the energy supply of animals. The exogenous enzymes’ mode of action is based on synergistic effect with endogenous enzymes working the rumen. Exogenous enzymes, through their “exploratory” function, improve the binding capacity of rumen microbes to their substrates, thereby increasing their ability to colonize and break down nutrients more effectively. The product contains the enzyme extracts of 2 fungal and 1 bacterial species (T. viride, A. oryzae, B. subtilis) earned by fermentation process. Activities: protease, α-amylase, cellulase.
Rumen-stable glucose improves the degradation of feed (crude protein and fibre) in the rumen, provides easily accessible energy absorbed from the small intestine and, in addition to improving milk production, helps to reduce metabolic problems in the postpartum period. Due to the mutually reinforcing effect of the exogenous enzymes and the rumen-stable glucose, nutrients degrade more efficiently in the rumen, which stimulates the activity of the microflora and at the same time results in more efficient rumen fermentation. As a result of more efficient utilization of nutrients, the amount of manure and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4) reduce and thus the environmental impact too.
Directions for use
Recommended dose for dairy cows: 300g/animal/day mixed into feed of animals in the transition (peri-calving) and high milk production periods.
The product is available also for dairy sheep and goat nutrition in the dose of 50-100g/animal/day.
BENEFITS OF FEEDING EAZY-GO
Feeding of EAZY-GO improves the digestibility of nutrients and provides efficiently utilized, progressively available energy for the animals, which results in:
- increased milk production
- enhanced amount of milk protein and fat
- decreased rate of body condition loss and thus the rate of culling
- reduced incidence of metabolic diseases in the herd
- decreased performance loss in case of summer heat stress
- improved reproduction results
- improved protein utilization (lower milk urea levels)
- reduced environmental impact through better feed utilization.
EAZY-GO has a significant return on investment.
Complementary feed for calves
Complementary feed for calves
Feeding of UP-2-WEAN-GO is recommended in the peri- and post-weaning period is to support general metabolic processes, growth, and immune functions of young animals. The product contains A-, D3-, E- and B-vitamins in rumen-protected form.
FEEDING BENEFITS OF THE PRODUCT:
- reduces negative impacts caused by the weaning stress
- improve the effectiveness of vaccinations
- decrease the incidence of animal health problems and diseases
- support physical development
- exert positive effect on the subsequent performance of the animals
News
ADEXGO Kft. has developed a new technology in the field of slow-release urea production.
It has long been known that feeding of the widely used slow-release urea products, which have slow degradability in the rumen is safer than natural (untreated) feed grade urea, even under less ideal feed conditions. In the case of proper retardation technology their degradation and utilization in the rumen, make these products an ideal N-source of ruminants’ nutrition. However, their appearance, which is typically small pearl shape (diameter between 0.5 to 3.15 mm) may limit the use of these products in the feed industry in a wider range.
The new production technology process developed by our company offers a solution for this issue. The slow-release urea product by new technology has powder form, with a diameter range between 0.1 to 1 mm, which results in a homogeneous final product even in compound feeds, concentrates or premixes. Feeds produced with this slow-release powder urea do not fractionate during transport, thus the homogeneity of urea remains ideal in any pre-mixture and compound feeds.
In addition to homogeneity, the powder form product manufacturing by our new process combines several additional technological advantages with the well-known favourable physiological effects and feeding safety of pearl-shaped slow-release urea products. As a functional complementary feed, it can improve the handling properties of compound feeds and create the possibility of using urea also in granulated feeds, without compromising quality.
The first product within slow-release powder form urea products manufactured with the new technology is already available on the market. For more information, please contact us or our distributor partners!
Slow-release powder form urea product
