Our Technology: Building the next generation of feed enzymes

We’re building the next generation of feed enzymes to boost performance, increase profits, and promote sustainability in animal production operations around the world. Together we can create a future that is both economically and environmentally sustainable.

 

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A Natural Enzyme That Grows Bigger Birds and Fatter Wallets

Small chickenVersazyme is a keratinase-based natural enzyme feed additive that increases protein digestibility, helping producers grow bigger, healthier animals while providing significant environmental benefits.

This heat-stable enzyme can help you save on feed costs, produce more meat or produce the same amount faster—the choice is yours.

In addition, Versazyme is a socially responsible choice—it can lower nitrogen and ammonia while offering a natural alternative to antibiotics.

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In commercial studies, Versazyme has

  • Boosted body weight gain
  • Improved feed conversion up to 10 points
  • Increased breast meat yield
  • Increased total meat yield more than 18 pounds per ton of feed
  • Cut crude protein needs by 10% while delivering the same results as a higher protein diet
  • Helped harvest more live birds
  • Increased uniformity

In trials, adding Versazyme to lower protein diets (21%)* increased broiler body weight and improved feed efficiency (gain per kg feed) to levels similar to feeding higher protein diets (23%). Similar results were seen with egg production when laying hens were fed a diet containing Versazyme .

Versazyme feed efficiency graph

 

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Improving the Nutritional Value of Poultry Feather Meal

Valkerase feather mealUsing feather meal is one way for animal producers to diversify their feed protein sources. However, feather meal use is limited by the perception that it is poorly digested, not as balanced, and is of poor quality.

That was then. Today, BRI’s Valkerase can take your underperforming, poorly digested feather meal and turn it into a more optimized source of digestible proteins and peptides that rivals that of other protein sources.

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Adding Valkerase to your feather processing operations helps in at least three ways:

  • Adding Valkerase to the cooking process allows you to shorten the cooking time and lower the cooking temperature, saving you money on your energy bills.
  • Shorter cooking times and lower temperatures reduce the formation of anti-nutritional factors such as lanthionine, which dramatically improves the quality and value of your feather meal.
  • Valkerase lets you reserve more nutritional value at low temperature treatments through improved feather meal digestibility.

Whether you need a simple, sustainable way to dispose of feathers or a strategy to maintain
profits in light of rising protein costs, feather meal is an option worth considering. Valkerase gives you a “smarter ” feather meal — saving money up front while delivering a high-value, superior product to the market.

 

Let Us Know How We Can Help You Grow

BRI is a solutions provider. As a biotechnology company in collaborative partnership with research facilities, industry thought leaders, and multinational corporations, we understand many of the issues you face.

And we want to hear from you! Share your story with us and we will brainstorm ways to meet your needs. Let us know how we can help you grow.

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