Foss introduces its ProFoss near infrared process analysers at WPC 2012
This is just one side of the story. MInor adjustments can also lead to the the opposite, namely decreased revenues since actual nutritional measurements might be lower than the formulated values. Such an adjustment will increase costs aiming to maintain the nutritional performance of the diets. So please tell the complete story and not only the bright side of real time measurements.
Regards, Kees Geerse (independent nutritionist)
The variability of all ingredients that compounds the diet , impact directly on :
1- Cost of the diet
2- Zootecnic results
In the report attached i talk about this , but i can comment that always when occurs the ingredients variability , and the nutritionist dont know , depedenting if was Metabolizable Energy or protein plus aminoacids , the feed conversion would be incresead , or and the protein excess can be substrate to bacteria grown , and the Carcass yield worst. In other side when we detecting the nutritional variabiltiy , and reformulating , can happen 2 cases: 1- by multiblend reformulating almost always the cost is better. 2- when the reformulating cost is more expense , improving feed conversion , and consequently reducing the total cost ( - US$ 7,00 /ton ) (attached).
It is certainly true that in line analysis can identify variations which both benefit and disadvantage the production cost profile initiially.
But it is also true that variability in production can result in dis-satisfaction for the end user regardless of whether cost of production is influenced positively or negatively and therefore result in customers having reduced confidence in product and supplier.
ProFOSS can help producer be confident that he is making best possible use of his feed ingredients within a given formulation and allow producer to claim greater consistency of supply, this then has a value at the point of sale.
Your local FOSS agent or office would be happy to look at potential for profit improvement through control of FEED production with you based on the ProFOSS model.
