ADM: Powering Shrimp Performance Using Plant Sterols

JOHN GRAYSON, Ph.D., Research Scientist

ADM ANIMAL NUTRITION

By enabling formulators to reduce reliance on marine animal-derived cholesterol sources without compromising shrimp performance, plant sterols offer a practical step forward, helping producers improve feed efficiency and manage costs.

Igusol-Produmix: The liver as a metabolic axis in poultry production: the importance of standardized phytogenics

Igusol-Produmix

The liver is a key metabolic axis in poultry production, and its function is challenged by fatty liver syndrome in layers and breeders, rapid growth in broilers, and heat-induced oxidative stress. Phytogenics can support liver function, but their efficacy depends on standardized, measurable active compounds rather than generic plant extracts. In broilers fed a standardized artichoke extract (chlorogenic acid and cynarin) from 0 to 42 days, serum AST and ALP were significantly reduced and total protein increased at the higher dose, alongside improved body weight and feed conversion, supporting standardization as a route to more consistent phytogenic nutrition.

Igusol: Grape polyphenols in animal nutrition: more resilience to oxidative stress

Igusol-Produmix

Grape (Vitis vinifera) polyphenols act as a multimodal antioxidant in animal nutrition, neutralizing free radicals, chelating pro-oxidant metals, activating the Nrf2/ARE pathway and modulating inflammatory pathways, unlike single-mechanism antioxidants such as vitamin E and selenium. Cellular evidence shows a grape extract-based molecule (ENTAN) restored cell viability and reduced lipid peroxidation in hepatocyte- and salmonid-derived cell lines under oxidative challenge, and applications in poultry and pigs link improved redox balance to egg quality, fertility, feed efficiency and meat quality.