Combining nutrition, health and digital tools:
a holistic approach for feed and farm production
Dr. Christos Antipatis
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Cargill overview
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stabilizing pricing for
farmers and corporate
customers
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and shipping products
to over 6,000 ports
worldwide ANIMAL
PROTEIN
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DISTRIBUTION
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MANUFACTURING
ANIMAL
PROTEIN
PRODUCTION
GRAIN
PROCESSING
GRAIN
ORIGINATION
& TRADING
FOOD
SERVICE
RETAILER
Innovation at a glance
Global Innovation
Centers
4Covering Livestock, Poultry
and Aquaculture
Technology Centers
16Focused on application in
local markets
R&D and Tech
Professionals
600+Research through
Application
Nutrient Samples
2 Million +Covering 1800 unique
ingredients
Agenda
Introduction: General trends & poultry trends
Trend 1: Progress in genetics
• Fast growing birds – unlocking the genetic potential
• Slow growing birds
Trend 2: Increase in available data to optimize management and performance
Trend 3: Precision nutrition
Trend 4: Focus on health and welfare
• Gut health – antibiotic free production
Recent ASF Crisis
General trends: animal protein demand will continue to grow
Source: World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030: an FAO perspective.
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1967/69 1987/89 1997/99 2015 2030
Meat Production by Type: Past and Projected (in MM MT)
Beef and Sheep Meat Pig Meat Poultry Meat
ASF disruption
• Poultry is expected to grow
at the highest rate
compared to other meats
2030
• Eggs and fish consumption
will also continue to grow
• ASF has disrupted those
growth predictions
Poultry trends: move towards fully integrated production
World-class bio-security and food safety system
Primary Processing Cooked Further Processing
Sales & Marketing
Product DevelopmentContract Growers)
Company Growers
Feed Mill Breeder Hatchery
Unlocking genetic potential
Body weight, g FCR
% Total fat Day 7 Day 34 Day 0-7 Day 0-34
3.5 163.9 1975 1.209 1.502
8.2 185.2 2322 1.086 1.362
12.8 185.0 2425 0.993 1.269
17.5 192.4 2539 0.947 1.188
trial BG 1601, Ross 308, mash feeds
An increase in nutrient density does not seem to result in limitations in responses
Trend 2: management and performance
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20 25
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40 30
15 2020
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Body weight FCR Breast meat
Genetics Management Health Nutrition
To get highest economic performance, focus on nutrition is not good enough
Factors limiting poultry performance
Trend 2: management and performance
PRECISE NUTRITION INFORMATIVE DECISIONS
MANAGEMENT
Intelligent on farm advice and support for broiler productivity
Dynamic optimization software for broilers that helps you
make strategic decisions for the best economic performance.
• CNS A world-class nutrient system for the
most precise feed formulation
• Nutritional packs
Packages that include nutritional
adjustments and additives to support your
local “position”
• Additives A broad selection of additives
that lower diet costs and that enhance
performance
OPTIMIZED
PERFORMANCE
THROUGH…
Environmental Management Tool
Ingredient Composition
Ingredient Cost Nutrient Requirement
Least Cost Formulation
Density
Mortality
Feed Conversion
Downtime
# Broilers Slaughter
Cost of Chick
Farmer Payment
Production Cost
Broiler model
Trend 2: management and performance
INFORMATIVE DECISIONS
Dynamic optimization software for broilers
that helps you make strategic decisions for the
best economic performance.
PRECISE NUTRITION
MANAGEMENT
Intelligent on farm advice and support for broiler productivity
• CNS A world-class nutrient system for the
most precise feed formulation
• Nutritional packs
Packages that include nutritional adjustments
and additives to support your local “position”
• Additives A broad selection of additives that
lower diet costs and that enhance
performance
OPTIMIZED
PERFORMANCE
THROUGH…
Broiler model
Improving broiler production is a complex balancing act
Cycles per year Slaughter age
Density Average daily gain
Improving broiler production is a complex balancing act
Cycles per year Slaughter age
Density Average daily gain
Feed efficiency Ingredient variability
Improving broiler production is a complex balancing act
Cycles per year Slaughter age
Density Average daily gain
Feed efficiency Ingredient variability
Profit per bird Feed cost
Improving broiler production is a complex balancing act
Cycles per year Slaughter age
Density Average daily gain
Feed efficiency Ingredient variability
Profit per bird Feed cost
To optimize the entire system, you need a tool
that knows the impact of all key components
and helps you make strategic decisions for the best
economic performance.
How it works: your customized solution
Model InputsStep 1Our software model inputs your bird parameters and your nutritional, economic, production and environmental data
Dynamic OptimizationStep 2Using your data, we create production scenarios to meet your economic objectives
Model Inputs
How it works: your customized solution
How it works: your customized solution
Dynamic Optimization Model OutputsStep 3 You choose and implement the right feeding and management strategy for your business
Model Inputs
Effect of broiler model on margins in broiler integration
Parameters Current State Proposed Implemented
Downtime, days 16.24 11.15 14.55
Density, birds/ m2 13.24 12.50 12.80
Slaughter Age, Days 45.68 45.70 45.13
Slaughter Weight, kg 2.857 2.850 2.813
Feed Conversion 1.761 1.781 1.753
# Slaughtered Animals 770,000 835,000 837,000
# Cycles/ Year 5.90 6.42 6.12
Margin increase, % - 9.3 8.0
Trend 3: precision nutrition
PRECISE NUTRITIONINFORMATIVE DECISIONS
MANAGEMENT
Enteligen™ Intelligent on farm advice and support for broiler
productivity
Dynamic optimization software for broilers that helps you make
strategic decisions for the best economic performance.
• CNS A world-class dynamic
nutrient system for the most
precise feed formulation
• Nutritional packs
Packages that include nutritional
adjustments and additives to
support your local “position”
• Additives A broad selection of
additives that lower diet costs
and that enhance performance
OPTIMIZED
PERFORMANCE
THROUGH…
Trend 3: precision nutrition
Nutritional Allowance
Safety
Margin
Nutritional Requirement
Nutritional Allowance
Safety
Margin
Nutritional Requirement
Trend 3: precision nutrition
Nutritionist Paradigm Changes
Low cost feed formulation
Best performance results
Society starts questioning how animals are fed
Environmental sustainability(with low production cost, food safety and animal welfare)
Limestone variation
• Limestone particle size affects
calcium digestibility in broiler
chickens
• Apart from limestone particle
size, also limestone source
affects calcium digestibility in
broiler chickens; this is probably
related to the limestone
solubility
(Angel, 2018)
With precision nutrition we can reduce safety
margins and achieve optimal performance, whilst
minimizing environmental impact.
Trend 4: health and welfare
Immune organ / function
• Appropriate responses
• Inflammatory reaction and control
Nutrient absorption
• Epithelial cell growth and differentiation
• Maximize absorption → reduce substrate
for bacteria
Physical barrier
• Prevent adhesion of pathogenic bacteria
• Prevent translocation of bacteria
Host for commensal microflora
• Well-balanced, low numbers of
potentially pathogenic strains
• Prevention of bacterial overgrowthHost for commensal bacteria
Immune organ
Nutrient absorption
Physical barrier
Key functions of the gut
Reduction of the use of AGPs and antibiotics
• Fish / linseed oil in (pre) starters
• High vitamin A and E and moderate Zn in
(pre) starters
• Phytogenics / yeast and fermentation
extracts
• Coarse fiber / particles
• Low fermentable crude protein
• NSP degrading enzymes
• Low Ca and superdosing of phytase
• ω-3 fatty acids rich raw materials, zinc,
polyphenols and vitamin E and C
• Butyrate
• Raw materials
• Prebiotic in (pre) starters
• Phytogenics and / or SCFA (organic
acids in a low dose) and / or MCFAManage microflora
Improve immune function
Reduction of substrate
Improve physical barrier
Overview nutritional solutions
Example: risk assessment
StreptococcusHigh risk for
Salmonella
positive
Low risk for
Salmonella
positive
L. Crispatus
Bifidobacteria
Ruminococcus
Alistipes
Biomarkers:
SA
LM
ON
EL
LA
R
ISK
Oneway Analysis of c1269 by Trial
It is important to meet the growing customer and
consumer demands to focus on welfare and
antibiotic use by improving gut health.
African Swine Fever (ASF) disrupts global protein market
22-31 million MT
Estimated pork
production to be lost in 2020 +5
years?
At least 5 years before we find an effective vaccine
75%Of world pork
production at risk in 26
ASF infected countries
-14%
World pork
supply lost in
2019
Animal protein demand will continue to grow
Source: World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030: an FAO perspective.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1967/69 1987/89 1997/99 2015 2030
Meat Production by Type: Past and Projected (in MM MT)
Beef and Sheep Meat Pig Meat Poultry Meat
ASF disruption
Piglet, pork meat and live
hog price in China(From Rabobank, Sept 2019)
What do we hear from pork producers?
• How to keep ASF away from my farm? Is there any
nutritional solution that can help?
• What will the pork price do? Will consumers still eat pork?
When shall I expand my farm from now?
• How much more meat can I sell with productivity
improvement?
• How can I send my pigs to market two weeks faster? ?
An example of a holistic global response to ASF crisis
Research &
working groups
on virus
mitigation
strategies
Updated
biosecurity
procedures for feed
mills, trucks and
employees
Research on pig
immunity and
growability
enhancement
ASF Global
task force
- Monitor
- Educate
- Innovate
Global
biosecurity
control of
suppliers and
transporters
4 51 2 3
Prevention
and control
solutions to
feed mills
and farmers
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Example of 360 approach
Immunity Enhance Immunity DefenseModulate Gut HealthReduce Oxidative StressGrow Faster
Feed SafetyAgainst viruses
Disinfectantfor operations
Biosecurity Education & Consulting Services Partnership*
In feed solutions
• Proprietary oil blend solution (in dry powder form) to include into feed to prevent & protect feed from PRRS/PEDv risk
• Latest data suggests that it could support mitigating strategies against ASF transition via feed, although this is a low risk
• Non-formaldehyde to mitigate food safety concerns• Increase in pig growability
IPP
More pork… where to act?
+ADG
SOWS WEANER
6-12KG
STARTER
12-30KG
GROWER
FINISHER
30-120KG
HEAVY
FINISHER
>120KG
More pork… faster or heavier?
+
- Fixed weight
- Less days to market
- Heavier pigs
- Same number of days to
market
= higher need for :
space
risk management (time!)
feed efficiency
= higher needs for piglets
= higher sow productivity
Profit 1
Profit 2
Technologies to target maximum growth
Maximize Growth
SW SID TRP for gain + other
SW SID AA ratios adjustments
SW SID LYS /CNE for gain
Key
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olo
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s
Expected
Benefits+3 kg (live weight)
$3.6*/pig
SW CNE FIN
* Initial estimate using average market pig price per kg, resulting in $3 Kg / Pig (incremental revenue)
** By using an amino acid tool adjust the amino acid ratios to reach optimal ADG and to market pigs sooner (SW SID TRP/LYS for 20.5% and SW SID THR/LYS for 67%). The customer
can expect an overall improvement on ADG up to 4% and return up to $2.45/pig (based on NL piglet and hog price and feed price by June 2017). Amino acid tool also provides static ratios
for the other amino acids.
*** By using a pork modelling program for Pork customized feeding programs can be designed and it can also help evaluate the impact of a pre-defined feeding program in performance
and economic return.
Goal
Digital tools / services
Amino acid tool
Environmental management
tool
Pork modeling program
Feeding programs Additives
Phytogenics
+3% ADG
SW CHO FRM
On the one hand it is important to implement a
mitigation approach (biosecurity, health, immunity).
On the other hand we need to help farmers grow
pigs faster and bigger to meet the gap in pork
demand.
A holistic approach for feed and farm production
Health
Nutrition
Management
Digital
technology
Innovation
Nutrient
knowledge
Testing
facilities
• A holistic approach is required to
provide customized solutions to
feed millers and producers.
• We need to leverage
combinations of the latest
appropriate digital tools, nutritional
knowledge, farm practices and
health considerations.
• This is the only way to give the
best advice on how to efficiently
produce high-quality protein in a
profitable and sustainable way.
Optimizing
on-farm