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Combining nutrition, health and digital tools:

a holistic approach for feed and farm production

Dr. Christos Antipatis

Cargill Animal Nutrition

Cargill overview

RISK

MANAGEMENT

Managing risk and

stabilizing pricing for

farmers and corporate

customers

FARMGATE

ANIMAL

NUTRITION

& HEALTH

Premix & Feed

Health Technology

AquaTRANSPORTATION

Creating supply chains

and shipping products

to over 6,000 ports

worldwide ANIMAL

PROTEIN

PROCESSING &

DISTRIBUTION

FOOD

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

Building holistic solutions for the

poultry industry

Trend 1: genetics

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


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

Management: impact downtime

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


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


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




Feed efficiency Ingredient variability




Feed efficiency Ingredient variability

Profit per bird Feed cost

Tackling one issue doesn’t lead to the best overall solution

Chick cost


Final body weight


Nutrient level in the feed


Stocking density

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



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


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…


Nutritional Allowance

Safety

Margin

Nutritional Requirement

Nutritional Allowance

Safety

Margin

Nutritional Requirement


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.

An example of a holistic approach, with Cargill’s

response to the African Swine Fever crisis

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.

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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

6

Example of 360 approach

weight

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

More pork… How much?

+ADG

Bre

akeven m

ark

et

prices

BASELINE

+2.5% GAIN

+5% GAIN

+7.5% GAIN

?

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

tec

hn

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

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