Iranian Technologists Produce Livestock, Poultry Feed from Yeast Waste

“The increase in population of probiotic bacteria boosts the amount of absorption and energy received from the animal feed which results in reduction of costs of purchasing feed by livestock and poultry farmers,” Sima Moradi, the managing director of the start-up active in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry, told ANA.

He also underlined the importance and high efficiency of yeast cell wall (YCW) as a part of compounds that make up the toxin binders, saying that they can play a significant role in preventing disease in livestock and poultry.

“An important application of toxin binders is when livestock and poultry feed is moldy due to improper storage conditions, and livestock farms are sometimes forced to use such feeds to prevent financial losses,” she said, noting that adding toxin binder to livestock and poultry feed removes toxins from animal’s body and prevents it from entering the milk.

“Therefore, our researchers extracted the yeast cell wall (YCW) and used it in livestock and poultry feed to prevent the increase in population of probiotic bacteria and existence of mold in livestock and poultry feed and reduce the financial losses of livestock farms,” Moradi said.

In a relevant development, an Iranian knowledge-based company stationed at Isfahan Science and Research Town produced yeast as a food supplement for livestock and poultry, which has been introduced to the European Union.

 “The yeast extract under the brand of Talizan is one of the knowledge-based products of our company which is based on the international COC standard certificate of Europe and the US,” said Keyvan Beheshti Ma’al, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.

Noting that the product is used for livestock, poultry and aquatic feed, he stated, “Considering that the yeast is prepared from the yeast cell of saccharomyces cerevisiae, as the bread yeast, it has protein compounds and is full of B, D and E vitamins and other various elements which are needed in animals.”

Beheshti Ma’al underlined that the most important effect of this yeast in livestock diet is to improve the immune system of livestock and poultry, and added, “This product is used as a food supplement because 50% of this yeast is protein.”

He pointed to commercialization of the knowledge-based product, and said, “The company was selected by the UN and the yeast was introduced to the European Union in Germany last month.”

Adding a yeast supplement to the early diet of young chickens helps boost the immune response, hence giving them a healthy start in life.

Yeast extract is one of the most environmentally friendly methods to reduce the exposure of dairy cows to mycotoxins in the feed chain.

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi and molds of Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium that can contaminate food products at various stages of production, harvesting, and transportation. Countless mycotoxins have been identified that have the potential to contaminate food.

4155/v