An all natural
feed additive
for swine diets
Natural Performance and Preference Technology
NEWtraStart™ feed is a phytogenic feed
ingredient. Phytogenics (also referred to
as nutraceuticals and botanicals) are a
combination of natural plant-based feed ingredients
such as defined herbs, spice extracts and encapsulated
essential oils that are balanced to the needs of
nursery pigs, sows and grow-finish animals in order to
stimulate feed intake, enhance nutrient digestion and
retention plus, optimize gut health.
What differentiates NEWtraStart™ feed from other
phytogenics is the combination of encapsulated
essential oils with two other plant components used to
accomplish performance enhancements.
• Occur under the surface of many
• Are a large group of plant
• Occur mainly in plant seeds
plants as signal substances and act
pigments with many beneficial
and contain carbohydrates that
as a natural defense mechanism
effects such as the regulation of
swell considerably when exposed
against fungi, bacteria and viruses.
cellular permeability, inhibition of
to water.
• Consist of a large number of active
inflammation mediators leading to
substances, and the complex as a
effects.2
whole has many positive effects
including organoleptic stimulation.
1
• Are highly volatile. Therefore, the
essential oils in NEWtraStart™ are
encapsulated to ensure storage and
heat stability.
anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant
• Their importance has led them
to being named Vitamin P
(permeability).
• The mucilage in NEWtraStart™
was selected for its special
carbohydrate structure, enabling
it to form a protective layer on
the mucosa.3
NEWtraStart™ feed for young pigs
NEWtraStart™ feed is a unique
product that works with any
starter program. Feeding
NEWtraStart feed through
™
the entire starter period can
Table 1: Performance of Starter Pigs Fed
NEWtraStart™ Feed for the First 42 Days After Weaning
Item
Control
NEWtraStart™
Feeda
264
264
No. pigs started
0
0
help small pigs grow faster and
initial wt, lb/pig
13.5
13.6
0.19
reduce the number of light pigs
Final wt, lb/pig
47.7
c
49.7
d
0.59
transferred to finishing.
Avg daily feed intake, lb
1.25
c
1.30
d
0.02
Avg daily gain, lb
0.81c
0.86d
0.01
Feed/gain
1.55
1.51
0.59
4
Research clearly shows:
• Pigs fed diets with NEWtraStart™ feed gained 6.2% faster,
Removed
SEb
c
d
NEWtraStart™ feed added at 5 lb/ton complete feed;
b
Standard error of the mean;
cd
Means in the same row with different superscripts are different, P<0.05
a
had 2.6% better feed conversion and were 2 lbs heavier
at 42 days after weaning (see Table 1).
• NEWtraStart™ feed improved gain of pigs weighing less
than 12 lbs at weaning by a change of 13.5%, while the
next largest improvement (9%) was observed for pigs in
the 16 to 17.9 lb category (Chart 1). Thus, NEWtraStart™
Chart 1: ADG (0-42 days) by Starting Weight Category, lb
Purina Trial No. FT 114N-09
feed improved growth in the lightest pigs by 36% more
0.84
0.86
0.86 0.86
0.81
0.80
0.72
0.61
21%
feed resulted in 39% fewer pigs weighing less than
40 lbs and 33% more over 50 lbs (Chart 2). A shift
0.99
0.98
0.94
0.77
0.74
than the next closest weaning weight category.
• At the end of the 42-day trial, feeding NEWtraStart™
1.02
NEWtraStart™
helps small
pigs more!
7%
10.0-11.9
<10.0
5%
0%
9%
12.0-13.9
14.0-15.9
16.0-17.9
1%
>17.9
Avg.
Control
Starting Weight Category, lb
of this magnitude could result in more pigs marketed
6%
C + NEWtraStart™
at first cut and more pigs “in the grid” at last cut.
Heavier pigs into finishing could improve cash flow
potential (more pigs marketed at first cut) and
Chart 2: Number of Pigs Per 1,000 Per Ending Weight Category
Purina Trial No. FT 114N-09
increase profitability by selling heavier pigs and
600
fewer discounted light pigs at last cut.
500
• Overall, NEWtraStart™ feed, in starter diets
improves performance and profitability with,
or without, antibiotics.
5
400
300
200
110 more pigs
over 50 lbs
480
460
70 fewer
pigs less
than 40 lbs
440
330
300
240
180
140
110
120
100
Control
C + NEWtraStart™
0
< 40
40.0-50.0
50.1-60.0
> 60
Ending Weight Category, lb
> 50
NEWtraStart™ feed for
growing-finishing pigs
NEWtraStart™ feed improves overall performance,
feed efficiency and carcass merit of grow-finish
pigs, see Charts 3, 4 ,5 and Table 2.
Chart 3: Pig Performance – Feed Efficiency
2.55
2.50
• The essential oil components in NEWtraStart™ acting
2.50
a
2.45
Specifically, pig
performance is improved through:
as an appetizer to stimulate feed intake and improve
2.46
nutrient digestion and retention.
b
• The flavonoid components in NEWtraStart™ providing
2.40
Control
anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that
NEWtraStart™ Feed
2.35
leads to better absorption of nutrients and protection
F/G, D 0-112
at the gut level.
ab = columns with different letters differ, P < 0.07
• The mucilage component of NEWtraStart™ optimizing
intestinal health by enhancing the mucus layer on
54.0 4: Pig Performance – % Lean
Chart
the gut lining. it also acts as a “prebiotic”, or a food
53.8
53.6
53.4
53.0
52.8
52.6
52.4
52.2
source, for beneficial bacteria in the gut - thus crowding
53.2
53.2
52.6
undesirable, “unfriendly” bacteria out of their potential
a
biological niche and positively impacting gut balance.
Control
b
NEWtraStart™ Feed
52.0
% Lean
ab = columns with different letters differ, P < 0.05
Table 2: Supplementation of NEWtraStart™ feed at 2.5 or 5 lb per ton
to growing-finishing pigs diets improves overall performance and body
weight when supplemented from 61 lb body weight until market.
EcoCare®
Program + 2.5 lb
of NEWtraStart™
Feeda*
Better
than
control
EcoCare®
Program + 5 lb
of NEWtraStart™
Feed a**
Better
than
control
2.22
5.23
Gain : Feed
0.42
Pig Body Weight, lb
initial
61.8
End of Trial
265
2.24
5.20
0.43
1.0%
0
2.4%
2.30
5.37
0.43
3.6%
2.7%
2.4%
61.8
268
+3 lb
61.7
273
+8 lb
Days on Trial
92.2
EcoCare®
Programa
(control)
Chart 5: Pig Performance – 10th Rib Backfat, in.
0.78
0.76
0.74
0.72
0.70
0.68
0.66
Phase 2-5
0.77
ADG, lb
ADFi, lb
a
0.70
b
Control
NEWtraStart™ Feed
10th Rib Backfat, in.
ab = columns with different letters differ, P < 0.001
92.2
93.2
Values are means of 24 individually penned pigs
* NEWtraStart™ feed was added at 2.5 lb per ton from Phase 2 [61.8 lb until slaughter (268 lb)]
** NEWtraStart™ feed was added at 5 lb per ton from Phase 2 [61.7 lb until slaughter (273 lb)]
a
NEWtraStart™
feed for sows
The benefits of feeding
NEWtraStart™ feed
to your sows include:
• increased lactation feed intake
• Optimal immune characteristics of colostrum
• Reduced sow weight loss in lactation
Applications
• Reduced open days postweaning
• increased litter weaning weight
Chart 6: Benefits of NEWtraStart™ Feed in Sow Diets
(based on 12 scientific and field trials)
120
100
107
94
Inclusion - Grow-Finish: 2.5-5 lb per ton of complete feed
Inclusion - Sows: 5-7.5 lb per ton of complete gestation,
lactation and breeding diets (or 10 lb per ton when only used
in lactation complete feed)
Available in 50 lb bags
80
Percent
107
Inclusion - Nursery Pigs: 5 lb per ton of complete feed
Product Code # 1275150 (LMA5)
65
60
40
Inclusion - Nursery Pigs: 0.4 lb per ton of complete feed
20
Inclusion - Grow-Finish: 0.2- 0.4 lb per ton of complete feed
0
Feed
Intake
Weight
Loss
Open
Days
Weaning
Weight
Available in 50 lb bags
Product Code # 2662113
CiTATiONS
Control
NEWtraStart™ Feed
1 Windisch, K. Schedle, C. Plitzner and A. Kroismayr, 2008. Use of phytogenic
products as feed additives for swine and poultry. J Anim Sci 86: E140-E148.
2 P. Kim, K.H. Son, H.W. Chang and S.S. Kang, 2004. Anti-inflammatory plant
flavonoids and cellular action mechanisms. J.Pharmacol.Sci. 96, pp 229-245.
© 2013 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC.
Because of factors outside of Purina Animal Nutrition LLC’s
control, individual results to be obtained, including but not
limited to: financial performance, animal condition, health
or performance cannot be predicted or guaranteed by Purina
Animal Nutrition LLC.
3 U.L. Hayden, S.M. McGuirk, S.E.H. West and H.V. Carey, 1998. Psyllium improves
fecal consistency and prevents enhanced secretory responses in jejunal tissues of
piglets infected with ETEC. Dig.Dis.Sci. 43:11, pp 2536-254.
4 Purina Commercial Feed Field Trial (No. FT 110N08), 2008.
5 Purina Animal Nutrition Center, 2000.
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