YOUPIG pre-starter feed wins the heart of international porkers
07 February 2012by ubi -- last modified 09 February 2012
YOUPIG, the international piglet pre-starter feed that is made in France by InVivo NSA, is moving further into the international arena. The product, which is manufactured by one of the leading players in the premix and specialties industry, has already gained strong market positions in France, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Spain. YOUPIG will be showcased at Eurotier 2012 and Space 2012.
YOUPIG, the international piglet pre-starter feed that is made in France by InVivo NSA, is moving furthe
r into the international arena. The product, which is manufactured by one of the leading players in the premix and specialties industry, has already gained strong market positions in France, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Spain. YOUPIG will be showcased at Eurotier 2012 and Space 2012.
The YOUPIG range is produced by InVivo NSA (where NSA stands for Nutrition et Santé Animales, which translates as animal nutrition and health). It consists of three main products adapted to the needs of small and large piglets: YOUPIG Baby is a creep diet (i.e. a solid diet for the suckling animal) for all piglets before weaning; YOUPIG 21 is for small, weaned piglets; and, finally, YOUPIG 28 is for pigs that at the weaning stage but already large.
To improve pig-farm performances, YOUPIG pre-starter feeds have been formulated to stimulate feed intake, maintain regular feeding, improve growth, avoid diarrhoea problems, and increase homogeneity across each animal batch.
The excellence of YOUPIG pre-starter feeds is guaranteed due to the diversity of the specific raw materials that are used, the high — yet stable — quality of feed, and the dedicated feed plants that come into the product’s development.
InVivo NSA has partnerships with powerful R&D centres in France and elsewhere, with numerous private- and public-sector research institutes, and with an international network of trial farms. This means that YOUPIG pre-starter-feed formulas are produced in line with local requirements and regulations, including those that concern raw materials, targets and sanitary conditions, among others.
This R&D capacity in place with YOUPIG also enables the individual traceability of pigs from birth to slaughter, providing individual body-weight and feed-intake weighing, as well as nutritional-effect measurement.
The choice of pre-starter feeds plays a key role in pig production. The success of the pre-starter period has significant effects on slaughter and, thus, on pig-farm profitability. For example, two weeks of a pig’s life represents 2% of the total feed consumption. In addition, a 1.80kg difference in a pig’s weight at 39 days can result in a 7kg difference at slaughter. At the pre-starter stage, an average daily gain (ADG) of 100 additional grams can represent a reduction amounting to 3.50 days at the fattening stage.
To illustrate the point, YOUPIG’s motto is, “What we gain at the start is still there at the end! What we lose at the beginning, we never catch up!”
About InVivo NSA
InVivo NSA has more than 60 years of expertise in its field and is a leading and global player in the feed, premix and specialties sector, as well as the health industry.
Thanks, in part, to the premix made by InVivo NSA, over 20 million tons of animal feed are produced worldwide each year. The company is already strongly placed in the French market, where it generates 52% of its turnover, and is following a strategy of business development across markets worldwide.
InVivo NSA currently serves customers in over 50 countries in Africa, America, Asia and Europe through both local subsidiaries and export channels. With 5,250 employees (67% of whom are based outside France) and 75 production units worldwide, InVivo NSA has an annual turnover of €1.3 billion.
In 2012 InVivo NSA will take its YOUPIG pre-starter feeds to various trade shows, including Space 2012, which will take place in Rennes, in Brittany (western France), from 11 to 14 September, and Eurotier 2012, which will take place in Hanover (northern Germany), from 13 to 16 November.
For further information about Eurotier 2012, please go to: http://www.eurotier.com/home-en.html
For further information about Space, please go to: http://uk.space.fr/
For further information about InVivo NSA, please go to: www.invivo-nsa.com
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