Evonik Animal Nutrition's Less is More approach combines economic efficiency with sustainability. Our strategy focuses on low crude protein diets enriched with essential amino acids like DL-Methionine (MetAMINO®), Biolys® and ThreAMINO®, functional feed additives, and innovative services. This approach not only enhances animal health and welfare but also delivers significant cost savings for producers. 

By reducing reliance on high-protein, expensive ingredients such as soybean meal, low crude protein diets offer substantial cost reductions. Supplementing with amino acids ensures animals receive the necessary nutrients without overfeeding, leading to improved feed conversion ratios. This means animals require less feed to gain weight, resulting in direct cost savings for producers. 

Evonik's approach emphasizes the efficient use of raw materials, reducing the need for high-protein, oil-rich ingredients. This not only lowers feed costs but also maintains animal performance and health. Our Bioefficacy-65 (BE-65) concept demonstrates that 65 units of MetAMINO® can effectively replace 100 units of other methionine sources, validated by trials involving over 2 million animals worldwide. This concept enables customers to use less MetAMINO® to achieve optimal results, enhancing profitability. 

The most expensive nutrient in animal feed is energy, which often comes from costly sources like soy oil. GuanAMINO® enhances animals' energy efficiency, thereby reducing the reliance on these expensive energy sources. In addition, by supporting the use of regionally produced feed materials, we reduce dependency on imported oil-rich seeds, saving costs and enhancing food security. 

Evonik offers a range of products and services designed to reduce costs and boost productivity: 

The MetAMINO® ATLAS showcases 19 performance trials conducted in 12 countries with more than 2 million broilers, layers, swine and aqua species to demonstrate how Evonik’s 65%-bioefficacy concept is universally applicable. The ATLAS highlights the cost savings that can be made by using MetAMINO® as a source of methionine. Read more here. 

Discover how Evonik’s amino acids, functional feed additives, and feed quality services can help reduce costs and improve the efficiency and productivity of livestock farming. Explore our MetAMINO® Calculator to see the savings that can be made by using MetAMINO® instead of other methionine sources. 

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