Nutrition concepts

Aim for zero

Name: Aim for zero
Brand: Nuscience

The right call for healthy weaning with less reliance on antibiotics and zinc oxide

Due to environmental and regulatory issues the use of zinc and antibiotics around weaning is globally under pressure.

With the Aim For Zero program Nuscience offers an innovative total approach for farmers and feed mills to help them in the struggle towards zero antibiotics and zinc.

Benefits

By implementing the program successfully it is possible to maintain piglets health, while creating a range of new benefits for animals, farms, feed mills & society.

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	> For the animal Zinc/antibiotics have a detrimental effect on the microbiota resulting in diarrhea after the treatment. No accumulation of heavy metals in vital organs like kidney and liver.
	> For the farmer The Aim For Zero program offers farmers an economically favorable alternative that guarantees a high health status of the farm without impairing performance.
	> For the feedmill By implementing the Aim For Zero program it is possible to reduce the complexity in the feedmill by reducing the need for veterinary prescriptions and expensive & intensive flushings.
	> For the society The use of antibiotics and zinc have proven to increase antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of pathogens. AMR is one of the biggest threats for human health in the coming years. Reducing the use of zinc in animal feed leads to less pollution of heavy metals on the field and the crops.

Aim For Zero in 3 steps

Benchmark tool - The first step is a user friendly online benchmark tool to be able to compare your farm with the latest market trends differentiating for region, genetics and weaning age. The questions are related to animal health, farm management and nutrition. All three fields are important to optimize your farm performance.
Tailor made advice - After filling in the benchmark tool you receive a detailed report in which the information is analyzed by a team of professional nutritionists, veterinarians and technicians. These specialists provide you nutritional and managerial recommendations and advises all with the aim of a smooth weaning process.
Vitazero inside - Next to benchmarking and advice Nuscience offers a brand new innovative product Vitazero that can be administered in the weaning diet. The product Vitazero will offer a natural defense shield to the piglets and in this way spare the piglets own immune system, which is at that time still underdeveloped and very energy consuming. With a 4-fold mode of action Vitazero® ensures an optimal gut health during weaning without compromising technical parameters like growth and FCR.

Concept profile

Species

Swine

Life stages

Early life & development

Challenges

Animal health, welfare & resilience

Business drivers

Profitability
Risk reduction

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