BIOFACH 2018

•••8••• Innovationen Produktpräsentation Eggs with a smaller environmental footprint Study shows that poultry given vegan organic chicken feed can help to produce “greener” eggs T he whole food movement may be right; consumption of vegan organic food can be the best choice for reducing environ- mental impacts, at least if you’re a chicken. New research findings from University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan campus show that poultry given vegan organic chicken feed can help to produce eggs with a smaller environmen- tal footprint than those fed non- organic feeds that contain animal by-products. Ecological economist Nathan Pelletier applied a cradle-to-cus- tomer environmental life cycle assessment of Canadian egg and egg product supply chains, with the aim to identify opportunities for system efficiency and environ- mental improvements. His study showed that relatively few varia- bles – most notably, feed compo- sition – contributed to differenc- es in carbon emission production and resource demand. “With over 1,000 registered farms, producing more than 70 million tonnes of eggs annually, Canada’s egg industry is an ex- cellent example of the opportu- nities and challenges in manag- ing food production systems for sustainability objectives,” says Pelletier who holds both an En- dowed Chair in Bio-economy Sus- tainability Management and the NSERC/Egg Farmers of Canada Industrial Research Chair in Sus- tainability at UBC Okanagan. Pel- letier’s life cycle assessment of Canadian egg farms considered all of the supply chain activities – from type of feed and housing, to manure management – associ- ated with egg production. His is a very systematic approach, which quantifies the flows of materials, energy, and emissions associated with activities all along the sup- ply chain. Pelletier’s findings showed that the type of feed and manure man- agement system had the greatest influence on environmental im- pacts of all the variables exam- ined. Organic feed derived from non-livestock sources, required fewer resources and had lower emissions than conventional feed. New research findings show that poultry given vegan organic chicken feed can help to redu- ce environmental impacts. Photo: Timo Klostermeier / pixelio.de PROLACTAL – YOUR TRUSTED FULL RANGE ORGANIC INFANT FORMULA DAIRY INGREDIENTS SUPPLIER LOCATION Located in the heart of Europe, in Austria, we have best access to organic milk and whey from the Alpine and close-by regions and can accommodate the global demands of the growing organic infant nutrition market Austria has with close to 20% the highest share of organic agriculture within all EU countries. GROWTH & EXPERIENCE Since 2011, we have continuously invested in state of the art technologies, aiming to fulfill the quality requirements of our customers. Through a recent expansion of our drying capacity we can further support the growth of our customer’s demands. With our long term experience in the production of organic infant/baby food ingredients and previous as well as future investments, we have now become one of the leading players in that field to supply all major organic dairy ingredients out of one hand AWARENESS Consuming organic milk means not only to be aware of a healthy next generation, but also to take over responsibility for a sustainable and ecological environment PROLACTAL – IHR PARTNER FÜR ALLE MILCHBESTANDTEILE FÜR BIO BABYNAHRUNG STANDORT Ansässig im Herzen Europas, in Österreich, haben wir besten Zugang zu Bio Milch und Molke von der Alpenregion und angrenzenden Gebieten. Daher können wir der wachsenden globalen Nachfrage an Bio Babynahrung nachkom- men und sie bedienen. Österreich hat mit knapp 20% den größten Anteil an biologischer Landwirtschaft in der EU. WACHSTUM & ERFAHRUNG Seit 2011 haben wir verstärkt in neueste Technologien investiert, um den Qualitätsanforderungen dieses Marktseg- ments gerecht zu werden. Durch eine kürzlich getätigte Erweiterung unserer Sprühkapazität unterstützen wir weiter das Wachstum unserer Kunden. Mit unserer jahrelangen Erfahrung in der Herstellung von Milchbestandteilen für Bio Babynahrung und den vergangenen sowie kommenden Investitionen sind wir nun führender Hersteller in diesem Feld, um alle wichtigen Bio Milchbestandteile aus einer Hand liefern zu können. BEWUSSTSEIN Biologische Milch zu konsumieren bedeutet nicht nur Bewusstsein für eine gesunde nächste Generation, sondern auch Verantwortung für eine nachhaltige und ökologische Umwelt zu übernehmen. Anzeige