Nutrition: Our Core Expertise in Being More Sustainable
Delivering more targeted and resource-efficient nutrition is a key way in which we are making a more positive impact on the environment.
We understand animals specific nutrient needs, and so formulate our products to meet these needs rather than oversupplying nutrients that reduce efficiency and increase waste. Examples of our products that deliver improved sustainability for our customers include:
DeviGain
DeviGainPG is a unique concentrated protein which supplies amino acids in a targeted form which the pig can utilise more effectively. By adding DeviGainPG to the diet, the protein in the diet is optimised therefore overall crude protein level can be reduced. The environmental benefits of DeviGain are:
- Reduces soya consumption by 40%
- Lowers water intake by 25%
- Reduces ammonia produced by 38%
- Lowers ammonia emissions by 49%
- Reduces odour by 19%
In addition to environmental benefits, DeviGain can improve pig performance.
QuantiFeed
In addition to our feed additive product offering, we have developed our QuantiFeed Programme in poultry. With 70 - 80% of the carbon footprint in poultry production coming from the diet, we have created our 3 stage QuantiFeed programme to quantify the environmental impact of current feed programmes, and then assessing the impact of proposed formulation changes.
Meeting the amino acid requirements of turkey poults when removing soya completely from their diets presents a challenge. However, with the support of Devenish, we have demonstrated that 100% removal of soya during the finisher phase is achievable. This means, when considering the total feed consumption of the bird over a lifetime, we have made a significant reduction in soya usage, and therefore our carbon footprint.
Andrew Ballantyne, Agricultural Director, Turkey Division, Hook2Sisters Ltd.
Digest-it
Digest-it is a microbial inoculant added to ruminant and pig slurry that increases nutrient recovery from slurry, reduces ammonia emissions from slurry and grows more, better quality grass, by improving soil health.
Over 8 years of research has shown its ability to:
- Increase grass yield by 19% (P<0.01), reducing the reliance on chemical fertilisers
- Reduce ammonia emissions by 31% (P<0.001) compared to untreated slurry
Supporting the financial sustainability of our customers
In addition to making our customers' businesses more environmentally sustainable, we improve their performance and economic sustainability too. This is the foundation on which to build wider sustainability progress.
Speak to your Devenish representative to find out more about how our products are delivering this win:win.
Reducing our environmental footprint
In addition to supporting our customers on their environmental journey, we are committed to doing the same.
Across all of our production sites, we have been investing in more sustainable processes, including reducing waste to landfill, introducing battery-powered forklifts, and switching to more energy-efficient lighting.
