Innovating Feed, March 2016
INTRODUCTION In this issue of Innovating Feed we explore the role of vitamins in feed and the consequences of insufficient dietary intake as well as our newly updated Vitamin Supplementation Guidelines for Optimum Vitamin Nutrition OVN Vitamins are essential micronutrients required for optimum health and normal physiological functions such as growth development maintenance and reproduction Vitamins exercise catalytic functions that facilitate both synthesis and degradation of nutrients thereby controlling their metabolism Most vitamins cannot be synthesized by animals and therefore must be obtained from feed We believe every animal should receive the right level of vitamins through feed however there are a number of factors that may impact vitamin status OVN is centred on enabling livestock producers and pet owners to feed their animals high quality vitamins in the right amounts and ratios fitting to their life stage and growing conditions In practice OVN is a cost effective range of vitamin supplementation that optimizes animal health well being performance and the quality and nutritional value of animal origin foods Also in this issue we present highlights from IPPE take a closer look at the role of vitamin E on meat quality and show how Hy D can support broiler bone health and performance Contents Introduction the role of vitamins in feed Scientist Gilbert Weber offers invaluable insight into the latest update of DSMs Vitamin Supplementation Guidelines for Optimum Vitamin Nutrition OVN Informative webinar DSM is joined by poultry science expert Professor Ramesh Selvaraj to discuss the role of OVN in profitable poultry production Are your animals getting the right vitamin levels This infographic shows you how to go about achieving a balanced approach to healthy vitamin nutrition Video Vision on vitamins Vitamins for poultry gut health highlighted at IPPE DSM at IPPE presenting 2016 Vitamin Supplementation Guidelines and exploring the consequences of insufficient dietary intake in swine and poultry Broiler bone health and performance supported by Hy D DSM explores how vitamin E can offset the effects of lipid oxidation in meat quality 2 4 6 8 10 11 13 14 18 2 3
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