International meeting addresses the challenges of production with live yeast

摘要

Lallemand Animal Nutrition recently held their fifth international S. cerevisiae boulardii (Levucell SB) Technical Meeting in Denmark. The objectives of this meeting were clearly laid out by Matthieu Baulez, global manager monogastric feed additives for Lallemand who said: "Today, the probiotic concept in animal nutrition is increasingly accepted, the science is there, and we can say that Levucell SB is very well documented, for both its modes of action and production benefits." The meeting featuredrenowned speakers from various and complementary backgrounds (academics, industry, veterinarians and pig farmers) including Dr Isabelle Oswald from INRA (France), Torben Jensen from Vestjyllands Andel (Denmark) and Pierre Lebreton from Tecnor-Sofac (France). The talks progressed from sow to piglet performance and health challenges, addressing topics such as sow feed efficiency, piglet vitality at birth and weaning performance, immunity and vaccination efficacy when facing a mycotoxin challenge, removalof antibiotics from feed and pathogen control. The last word was left to a local pig farmer who shared his own experiences. His testimonial illustrated the fact that, in the ever challenging world of pig production, live yeast can be a valuable tool to help reduce the usage of medicines, while optimising production performances.