- Development of specific cultivation methods and industrial processes, formulation and galenic, in order to optimize the production of an existing ingredient based on concentrated melon juice for animal nutrition (Melofeed, distributed by Lallemand Animal Nutrition).
- In vitro studies and documentation about the modes of action and biological effects of Melofeed.
- Validation in animal production setting of the ingredient’s benefits: immunity, reproduction, maturity, performances.
An animal feed project aimed at reducing antibiotic
use in swine, as well as poultry and aquatic species, is being spearheaded by Lallemand Animal
Nutrition and Bionov and has won the support of the French government, which
is providing the companies with a grant of €2.9 million to assist with further
development.
The collaborative project, Melofeed, focuses on the development and marketing
of animal feed ingredients extracted from melons. It plans to develop a range of
nutritional ingredients for animal nutrition based on the unique properties of
an antioxidant molecule, Superoxyde Dismutase, which is naturally present in a
specific variety of melons. According to a project spokeswoman, its preventive
use in animal nutrition “should help reinforcing the sanitary status and natural
defenses of farmed animals and contribute to enhancing farms overall
performances.” Primary target species are swine, poultry and aquatic species,
but future developments will also concern ruminants and horses.The project comprises three main parts:
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