Uruguay – International Congress of Animal Feeding

Organized by the Uruguayan Association of Animal Nutrition Industries (Audina), the International Congress of Animal Feeding took place in the Convention Center of the Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Impextraco was present with two speakers: Louis Marcel Joineau, technical sales manager for Latin America Impextraco, who presented “Organic acids: a tool for animal nutrition” and Dr. Everton Krabbe, production and nutrition research in poultry Embrapa, Brazil, with the theme “Quality Raw Materials.”

Dr. Krabbe addressed issues relating to the quality of raw materials, especially practical aspects such as conservation of maize and its impact on the nutritional value, mycotoxins and grain milling, expressed through the parameter DGM (geometric mean diameter ) and their effects on digestibility for poultry and pigs. In relation to soy and its derivatives used in animal nutrition, the approach was correct about the processing and inactivation of anti-nutritional factors and their effect on the total nutritional value. Then he moved on to oxidation, threatening raw materials rich in fat, such as animal meal. Proper use of antioxidant program and monitoring using specific analytical methods are important in the prevention and control of this aspect. Finally, we analyzed water quality for poultry and pigs. The use of organic acids (formic, propionic, lactic and other) associated with chlorination, produces a better quality of water for animal consumption and reflected in better performance and health of the animals.