Yea-Sacc is a yeast culture based on Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 1026, a strain specifically selected for its influence on animal performance. With a low inclusion rate and a large body of research clarifying its performance responses, it is ideal for beef, dairy and equine feeds. More than 38 years of research allows Alltech to provide the most consistent product possible. 

How it works:

• Stimulates both fibre-digesting and lactic acid-utilising bacteria.
• Promotes rumen stability, avoiding the wide variations in rumen pH that interfere with fibre digestion and feed intake.
• Achieves an elevation of rumen pH leading to more efficient digestion of both feed and forage.

Yea-Sacc provides the nutritional platform needed to:

• Enhance digestibility.
• Promote the digestion and utilisation of nutrients.
• Reduce feed wastage.

In dairy cows, Yea-Sacc helps to:

• Sustain higher milk production.
• Maintain condition in high producers.
• Improve fertility parameters.
• Improve feed efficiency.

In beef cattle, Yea-Sacc helps to:

• Increase daily liveweight gain.
• Increase carcass weight.
• Improve feed efficiency.

Optigen is Alltech’s non-protein nitrogen source for ruminants. It concentrates the nitrogen fraction of the diet, creating dry matter space for more fibre and energy.

How it works:

Optigen is a technology that delivers a sustained release of ammonia to the rumen over time to meet the needs of the microbial population more effectively than conventional protein sources, resulting in:

• Increased microbial protein.
• Increased fibre digestion.
• Increased efficiency of rumen nitrogen capture

Effects of Optigen on dairy cows:

• Increases milk yield.
• Increases milk fat and protein levels.
• Increases feed efficiency.
• Increases production with no compromise on fertility.
• Optimises dietary protein supply.

Effects of Optigen on beef cattle:

• Increases feed efficiency.
• Optimises rumen efficiency and digestion of total feed, resulting in less waste.
• Optimises dietary protein supply.

The Alltech In Vitro Fermentation Model (IFM) is a diagnostic tool that simulates rumen fermentation and evaluates the digestibility of a ration and end-product formation. IFM is a nutritional tool used by farmers and the feed industry to screen individual ingredients, formulate rations, analyse fodder and make informed decisions on the quality of feed or total mixed rations (TMR). By using IFM, we can identify barriers to rumen fermentation, formulate rations based on nutrient availability and help to reduce energy losses and feed wastage. 

How it works:
Feed samples are incubated using rumen fluid and a buffer system to mimic natural rumen fermentation in an oxygen-free environment. Feed samples can include individual ingredients, compound feed, TMR and fodder. 

1. IFM measures gas production, taking into account all nutrients fermented (solubles and insolubles). Total gas production is separated into fast-fermenting carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) and slow-fermenting carbohydrates (e.g., fibres).

2. IFM uses estimates of gas production and identifies TMR inefficiencies that produce excessive gas per unit of dry matter digested.

3. IFM estimates rates of degradation of the different carbohydrate fractions and provides detailed information on the nutritive value of the feed.

Combined with a measurement of digestibility provided by IFM, we can calculate the amount of energy lost as methane and methane emissions per animal.
Verified by the Carbon Trust, IFM is an effective tool for predicting farm- and feed-specific enteric methane emissions.

At Alltech we have pioneered the use of on-farm environmental tools and assessments to provide opportunities to benchmark and improve on-farm efficiency, leading towards increased profitability and sustainability. From individual farms to multinational organisations, Alltech’s E-CO2 service provides a comprehensive range of advice, tools and services to help measure and improve environmental performance.

Using our unique on farm approach, each assessment collects information across the entire farm business to provide a detailed benchmark report outlining the levels of emissions from each source, along with a total carbon footprint for the farm.

Alltech is the leading provider of accredited environmental and efficiency assessments through our Alltech E-CO2 service. We work with the Carbon Trust to accredit our range of bespoke assessment tools. This ensures products and services provided through Alltech E-CO2 are independently assessed and internationally verified.

Measurable Success
During a study conducted in Europe, 58 dairy farms working with Alltech lowered their carbon footprints and increased their profitability by an average of €58,500/year through improved management practices and nutritional strategies.

For more information visit alltech-e-co2.com