Ammonia excretion challenge in Aquaculture The intensification in aquaculture production leads to increasing attention on the management of ammonia from its waste. Natural solutions such as saponins have shown beneficial effects on shrimps. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a dietary supplementation of a mixture of saponin-rich plants, Norponin® Opti, …
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Norponin® Opti contributes to the management of ammonia emissions in fattening pigs
The negative effects of coccidiosis on Gut Health Health in general and gut health more specifically, are important pillars of animal welfare. Gut health can be negatively affected in broiler chickens by coccidiosis. To limit the effect of this disease, coccidiostats have been used with success for decades. However, resistance is a side effect of …
Norponin® XO as efficient as fermentation coccidiostats for contributing to coccidial risk management
A major challenge for poultry productions: Coccidial risk Coccidial risk is a major challenge for poultry industry. Natural solutions based on extracted and selected saponins are good candidates to contribute to coccidial risk management. After years of careful studies, Nor-Feed developed a saponin-based solution to contribute to coccidial risk management. The study below illustrate the interest …
Saponin-Rich Plant Premixture Supplementation is As Efficient as Ionophore Monensin
A new peer-review article on the interest of Selected saponins for coccidial risk management Nor-Feed, as a leading specialist of botanicals for animal nutrition, is glad to share a new peer-review article on the interest of selected saponins for coccidiosis, published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary science. In the plant kingdom, there are more …
Testing properties and biological activities of saponins
In 2022, Maxime Le Bot (Nor-Feed/FeedInTech) published new data on testing properties and biological activities of saponins during the 70th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA), in August 28 – 31, 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece. What are Saponins? In fact, saponins are complex secondary metabolites …
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An accurate, cost-effective and simple colorimetric method for the quantification of saponins
Maxime Le Bot, FeedInTech Analysis Specialist, has recently written an article published in Food Chemistry, a recognized scientific peer-review journal, with the collaboration of the SONAS laboratory and the FeedInTech joint-lab, about an accurate, cost-effective, and simple colorimetric method to quantify saponins from plant materials. What are Saponins? Saponins are a family of molecules found …
Coccidiosis management Seminar in Tbilisi
Nor-Feed in Tbilisi: Coccidiosis management seminar On November 28th the Nor-Feed team organized in Georgia a seminar dedicated to the coccidiosis management program, with the support of local partners.42 participants from 9 countries took part in this event: Ukraine, Belorussia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, France, Germany and, of course, Georgia! Despite the international difficulties, we …
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