Therapeutic use of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) has been a very effective tool for preventing post weaning diarrhea in piglets. Without pharmacological levels of ZnO, and with the well-known restrictions on the use of antibiotics already in place, European producers are forced to look for alternative strategies to maintain animal performance and health.Hamlet Protein CEO Erik Visser, commented: “We do not think one single product can replace the current use of Zinc Oxide. A ZnO- free pig production requires improvements in many fields that include farm management, biosecurity, genetics, and nutrition. The introduction of fiber as a functional ingredient, to stimulate the gut and ease the transition at weaning, forms part of Hamlet Protein’s strategy to help pig producers to transition to Zinc Oxide- free diets”
HP FiberBoost© was developed to address a market demand from customers interested in combining fiber with a vegetable protein source of their choice. Where HP FiberStart© combines enzymatically co-processed protein and fibre raw materials, HP FiberBoost© is a pure fibre product containing functional fibres produced specifically for dietetic use in piglets. The product addresses a market demand from producers that are interested in pure fiber without the inclusion of protein.“HP FiberBoost© allows flexibility apart from the protein for optimizing the fibre content in pig starter and/or sow diets. Having this option and flexibility for feed formulations is important to many of our customers,” concluded Visser.
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