Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Saves Country $50 Million by Producing Advanced Animal Supplements

Livestock, poultry and aquatic probiotic food supplements produced by an Iranian knowledge-based company was unveiled in a ceremony in the presence of Rouhollah Dehghani, the Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy. In addition to improving the quality of livestock products, the domestically-made product can generate not only valuable foreign exchange but also savings through import substitution.

Maryam Tajabadi Ebrahimi, the managing director of the company which produces nutritional supplements, said that the advanced product has been produced for the first time in the country, adding, “This advanced food supplement includes a broad range of food additives and supplements needed by livestock and poultry, which come out in the form of edible powder. This Synbiotic is produced and commercialized by the knowledge-based Tak Gen company.””

Synbiotics are mixtures of probiotics (helpful gut bacteria) and prebiotics (non-digestible fibers that help these bacteria grow). Specifically, they're combinations of these two things that work together (synergistically) in your digestive tract.

According to Tajabadi Ebrahimi, the high effectiveness of this knowledge-based product has been proven in increasing stability and improving digestion, health and efficiency of cattle and is used widely in livestock farming globally.

She added that numerous clinical trials have been conducted on the knowledge-based product which have proven its high quality and its effectiveness in reducing the feed conversion ratio (FCR).

“Our company has the annual production capacity of 5,000 tons of DPro+ synbiotic feed powder. It has become a leading company in the market by supplying to a significant section of the synbiotic livestock supplement market in the country,” the managing director of Tak Gen company further said.

“This knowledge-based company currently has met over 50% of the livestock industry's needs in Iran and is trying to develop the market to increase the livestock, poultry and aquatic industry's enjoyment of this Iran-made knowledge-based product,” she added.

“This company has successfully produced products with high quality and effectiveness in accordance with global standards, and has created jobs for 300 expert and educated people,” added Tajabadi Ebrahimi.

According to the researcher, these synbiotics saves the country $50 million by meeting domestic needs.

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