Q&A More for less using Orego-Stim with Poultry Product Technical Manager, Laura Corbett

Making the poultry industry more sustainable integrates numerous factors, but what does it mean to Anpario?
Sustainable poultry production means having a successful and efficient business that will survive for the long term. We are dedicated to helping global poultry producers meet environmental and sustainability challenges through supplying sustainable, natural animal feed additives without negatively impacting the environment.

How can Orego-Stim™ help support sustainable poultry production?
Over 100 global trials have been conducted with Orego-Stim over many years, where it has been proven to help optimize feed efficiency, reduce reliance on the use of antibiotics, support animal health and control pathogens. All of these goals are important for making the poultry industry more sustainable and profitable.

What benefits have been shown in broiler chickens?
A recent meta-analysis of 26 trials conducted over an 18-year period has shown Orego-Stim to improve feed conversion ratio (FCR) by 11 points, and liveability by 4.7% on average. With soaring feed prices driving up farm costs, Orego-Stim can help reduce feed input costs substantially. For example, an FCR improvement of just 5 points by including Orego-Stim in the feed, could result in feed savings of £40,000, based on 1 million broilers. For the same enterprise, a 2% improvement in liveability could increase revenue by an additional £46,000, meaning an overall additional revenue of nearly £100,000.

How about benefits in laying hens?
Numerous university and commercial trials have been conducted to demonstrate the benefit of Orego-Stim on laying hen performance. On average, Orego-Stim supplemented hens have produced 8 extra eggs and had a 2% improvement in liveability. In relation to rising feed prices, a requirement of 11% less feed per egg has also been shown, which has the potential to save over half a million tonnes of feed per 100,000 hens.

What’s next with Orego-Stim?
Orego-Stim has been successfully supplemented in poultry diets for many years, for coccidiosis management, egg production and pathogen control just to name a few. Working together with leading research bodies and producers globally, we will continue to focus on key goals for sustainable poultry production.