From the origins, to the industrial use of Yucca Schidigera The origins of Yucca Schidigera Yucca is a succulent plant from the Liliaceae family, with long sword-shaped and evergreen leaves. It is mainly found in the warm and dry areas of North and Central America. This plant was traditionally used by the American Apache tribes …
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Effect of saponin-rich plants blend to reduce methyl sulfide compounds in canine faeces
Nor-Feed has published a poster on the effect of our specific rich-saponin plants formulation to reduce methyl sufide compounds in canine faeces at GA (International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research). Volatile odorous compounds responsible of faecal odour: Methyl sulfide Faeces’ smell is the result of particular …
Saponin-rich plants extract to reduce ammonia-nitrogen excretion in shrimp farming
Ammonia excretion challenge in Aquaculture The intensification in aquaculture production leads to increasing attention on the management of ammonia from its waste. Natural solutions such as saponins have shown beneficial effects on shrimps. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a dietary supplementation of a mixture of saponin-rich plants, Norponin® Opti, …
Norponin® Opti contributes to the management of ammonia emissions in fattening pigs
The negative effects of coccidiosis on Gut Health Health in general and gut health more specifically, are important pillars of animal welfare. Gut health can be negatively affected in broiler chickens by coccidiosis. To limit the effect of this disease, coccidiostats have been used with success for decades. However, resistance is a side effect of …