grains), with a 4.08 average, and the
least (antibiotics in feed), with a 2.90
average.
Supply chain integrity
Following problems in the
contamination of feed ingredients in
the supply chain in recent months
and years, survey participants were
asked about the state of supply chain
integrity today.
Many companies have taken
action to shore up the integrity of
the supply chain, according to survey
participants. Forty-three percent
say that new or tighter audits and
testing are in place today. Thirty-seven percent use fewer, or different,
suppliers. Twenty-eight percent have
altered formulations or products. Four
percent have taken other actions.
These actions have resulted in
costs and prices being up, according
Fifty-six percent of respondents expect
their use of alternative feed ingredients to
increase over the next three years.
to about 30% of the respondents.
However, 31% indicated, “No change
was needed because programmes
were adequate.”
When asked about present-
day integrity of the supply chain,
responses were, in fact, mixed. Thirty-
four percent of respondents said
they are satisfied with the integrity of
the supply chain, while 40% believe
more needs to be done to guarantee
the integrity of the supply chain.
Composition of rations
Worldwide there is an upward
trend in the use of alternative feed
ingredients, including dried distillers
grains solubles (DDGS), and enzymes,
according to survey responses.
Fifty-six percent of respondents
In the next three years, my
company’s use of alternative
feed ingredients will:
Decrease from
the past three
years
Increase from the past hree years
Stay the same as in the past hree years
expect their use of alternative feed
ingredients to increase in the next
three years. The same percentage of
respondents said their companies’
use of enzymes will increase over the
