new research debunks trad views on nutrition

[NanaK]

I can't find an ingredient list quickly to identify what their new "FeedLock" process or ingredient is

I don't think "FeedLock" is Purina's product. Appears to come from Agrimprove. This article is from 2020.

"As there is an important need for improved global biosecurity via the feed, Agrimprove have recently developed FeedLock. The product is a patented mixture of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) with proven effect on viral transmission via the feed.

The product is able to neutralise viruses in infected feed and this way safeguard the animal from being infected through this pathway."

https://www.poultryworld.net/specia...ses,test the efficacy of FeedLock towards ASF.

I wouldn't feed it to my birds, much better options available at the likely price point.

It is not something I was looking to purchase.
I more curious about what "it" is and it's effectiveness. To me it looks like more of a scratch product. I do think commercial operations could benefit if it works well and does no harm.

 

[Perris]

I was not trying to point a finger at the UK. I think all countries should be looking harder.

I was saying this sheep was only found because of *routine testing around an outbreak*. No outbreaks, no testing.


The cattle is the US?
The cattle problems started with a group of dairy cows that had mastitis. All tested negative for known pathogens that cause mastitis in cows. Cats on the premise were fed raw milk and got sick. I also read mice at some of the locations also tested positive for ai. Cows are also moved from one farm to another at some point. They think this caused the spread between farms. Milking machines also caused spread between cows.
Workers also got sick and reported milk splashed into their eyes while working.

I do not think manure should be in any animal feed.

If manure in feed is causing outbreaks, I think ai would be more wide spread in many farm animals other than dairy cattle.

If ai would become widespread in swine, I think humans would be next.

I think the 'bird flu in dairy cattle' thread is the place where this has been discussed, fwiw.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I don't think "FeedLock" is Purina's product. Appears to come from Agrimprove. This article is from 2020.

"As there is an important need for improved global biosecurity via the feed, Agrimprove have recently developed FeedLock. The product is a patented mixture of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) with proven effect on viral transmission via the feed.

The product is able to neutralise viruses in infected feed and this way safeguard the animal from being infected through this pathway."

https://www.poultryworld.net/specials/closing-the-door-on-asf-with-feed-biosecurity/#:~:text=The product is able to neutralise viruses,test the efficacy of FeedLock towards ASF.

It is not something I was looking to purchase.
I more curious about what "it" is and it's effectiveness. To me it looks like more of a scratch product. I do think commercial operations could benefit if it works well and does no harm.

Thanks for the link, I'll look into it later.

and in fairness, I may find it beyond me - i'm not a chemist or a molecular biologist, and have only done a little bit of laboratory wastewater testing as a paid gig. How medium chain fatty acids are supposed to interfere with virus transmission is not immediately obvious to me, with my current understanding of the sciences. {i suspect that is true of most, if not all, of the current participants in this thread} Anyhow, if I should form any confident opinions about the product, I'll offer comment.

and if it turns out to be analogous to the wax coating I mentioned above in passing, I'm going to have a good laugh. (Waxes are long chain Fatty Acids attached to long chain Alcohols)