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Impact of Processing and Physical Form on Quality, Handling and Efficacy of Phytogenic Technologies
March 7, 2012 - 4:36pm

DPI has recently published its latest Technical Bulletin, Issue 43, Impact of Processing and Physical Form on Quality, Handling and Efficacy of Phytogenic Technologies. This Technical Bulletin details the processing techniques and physical properties that differentiate Micro-Aid® from the competition, as well as digs deeper into the purported “antioxidant properties” of yucca-based technologies.  Please contact your DPI GLOBAL Representative to learn more about this exciting information.

 

Key Technical Points:

  • The active components in Micro-Aid® are extracted and concentrated from harvested plants to attain the purest and highest-quality, phytogenic extracts, which ensures consistency and effectiveness at the lowest usage rates.
  • Micro-Aid® Feed Grade Concentrate is marketed in a granular form to provide a free flowing technology with less dust and greater mixing ability.
  • Fiber products produced by grinding and drying the whole yucca log are more variable and are generally not recommended for animal feed use.
  • Antioxidants found within yucca fiber products are of too low a concentration to provide any biological significance.
  • The processing and physical form of Micro-Aid® provides the most consistent, effective and greatest value return of any Yucca schidigera based technology in the market.

Benefits of Micro-Aid Supplementation on Beef Feedlot Nutrient Mass Balance
February 8, 2012 - 2:50pm

Wet distillers grain plus soluble (WDGS) is a common ethanol co-product that may offer a cheaper alternative to traditional feed ingredients when fed to livestock. However, as dietary WDGS inclusion rate increases, so does the amount of nitrogen (N) intake, as well as the concurrent amount of N excreted. Consequently, a greater amount of N is lost via volatilization and exacerbates environmental concerns.  Therefore, the objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of feeding Micro-Aid® in WDGS diets on performance and nutrient mass balance.

Experimental Results:

  • Micro-Aid® reduced the percentage of N loss by 35%, which increased the amount of total N in manure by 47.5%. Combine this with the fact that organic matter in the manure was also increased by 44.5% and Micro-Aid® greatly increases the potential fertilizing value of feedlot manure when applied to land for crop production.
     
  • Phosphorus content of manure followed a similar trend as N with an increase due to Micro-Aid® of 46.6%. This further impacts the value of manure as a potential source of fertilizer for crop production.
     
  • Micro-Aid® is excreted along with fecal matter to continue working on the feedlot pen surface, where it enhances the activity of the microbial population responsible for the conversion of undigested nutrients (.e.g., N, P, C, etc.) into more stable organic compounds (i.e., organic matter in manure).