Regulations and consumer demand are transforming animal protein production and paving the way for natural mineral-based feed additives.
Dr. Wade Robey is the vice president of marketing and product development for Amlan International.
“There certainly is tighter regulatory control around the world which is causing antibiotics to be removed or more tightly controlled,” he says. “But then secondly consumers are having a stronger impact pulling through the value chain, a demand for food grown without the use of antibiotics, without the use of harsh chemicals.”
The company has introduced natural mineral-based feed additives for producers and vertical integrators in the U.S.