Animal Feed
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An innovative, purely plant-based product
We obtain our Cellobiose from locally cultivated sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Our Cellobiose is an invaluable prebiotic ingredient for your feed; it promotes the performance and well-being of livestock and pets.
Good to know: Cellobiose has been included in the Positive List* as a “straight feeding stuff with prebiotic effect” since 27 June 2017.
Benefits of our cellobiose for livestock
A healthy gut – the prerequisite for good digestion and the intake of essential nutrients.
Your farm animals can achieve maximum growth performance and intense well-being only if they have a healthy gut. As a straight feeding stuff with prebiotic effect, our Cellobiose is added to your premix or mixed feed.
Cellobiose. Proven effective.
The prebiotic effect of Cellobiose has been demonstrated in numerous scientific studies – including research conducted with piglets and broilers.
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The animal health benefits of cellobiose have been shown to prompt a substantial improvement in performance parameters, such as daily gain and the feed conversion ratio.
Quotations
“Results might point towards a positive impact of cellobiose supplementation on gut health especially under osmotic stress conditions.”
(Heinritz et al. 2017)“…and cellobiose also resulted in a higher prebiotic index than fructooligosaccharides.”
(Sanz et al. 2005)“However, in vivo, high butyrate production observed with cellobiose might decrease pathogenicity through downregulation of the expression of genes located on the Salmonella pathogenicity island 1.”
(Tran et al. 2016)“In conclusion, a preventive effect of cellobiose against dextran sulfate sodium colitis suggests its clinical use for inflammatory bowel diseases patients.”
(Nishimura et al. 2010)
* Positive List of the Standards Commission for Straight Feeding Stuffs within the Central Committee of German Agriculture
Brief explanation…
What are prebiotics?
Prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrates that are not hydrolysed by endogenous enzymes. As such, they form a fermentable substrate for intestinal microbiota in the lower gastrointestinal tract. Prebiotics foster the growth and activity of desirable, beneficial micro-organisms in the digestive tract, such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. They purposefully trigger metabolic processes and thus exert a positive influence on the intestinal environment.