INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS THE VALUE CHAIN OF PHYTATE DESTRUCTION AND THE ROLE IT PLAYS IN PRECISION NUTRITION
9 November 2016The opening of the 3rd International Phytate Summit (IPS3) yesterday in Florida, USA, saw nutrition experts from around the world discuss the latest research on phytate and its multi-factorial impact on animal production. With phytate now estimated to cost as much as $2 billion per year in lost performance, strategies to limit its anti-nutritive effect in feed are a high priority. Today, delegates from 22 countries gathered to hear academics and industry leaders present research into the value chain of phytate destruction – how combatting phytate can improve feed