It takes two phytogenic experts for Latin America
It’s always a pleasure to welcome Arturo at our home base in Austria. He is our Area Sales Manager in Latin America. Recently, he set off to visit us and to introduce Roberto in Austria. I took the chance to talk with them about their market experiences and passion towards phytogenics. Are you already curious about their story?
Welcome, Roberto!
“Let’s bring Roberto on board as Regional Technical Manager for Latin America – he’s an expert,” says Arturo after getting to know him and his passion towards phytogenics.
Together, they guide integrators or feed mills through the phase-out of antibiotic-growth promoters. As Latin America is one of the areas which is going to feed the world, legislations come along with growing meat exports to Europe or Japan. “The aim is to produce profitable, while at the same time rising animals environmentally friendly and meeting global food standards,” says Roberto.
Roberto sees the primary purpose in increasing the animal’s nutrient uptake. “Nutrient-uptake has an impact on profitability and sustainability,” he says. An aspect that is usually provided in the plan universe. With phytogenic feed additives, we can provide animals those botanical actives in a concentrated and standardized form. “To better use nutrients in feeds, to improve digestibility of protein with benefits for the animal, the producer, the consumer and the environment,” explains Roberto.
Experiences with phytogenic feed additives
Four years ago, some aspects prevented livestock producers to use phytogenic feed additives. Missing knowledge about phytogenics, their modes of action, the belief that phytogenics are only essential oils. Arturo explains, why phytogenics have become a common conversation topic:
“Today, producers have already made their own experiences. They are seeing phytogenics to support the animals’ gut health, learned that phytogenics are more than essential oils and that’s why they have changed their minds.”
Roberto Montanhini Neto
“I am a veterinarian, having 16 years of experiences in poultry and swine nutrition. I have always been working with feed additives, for big integrators, or manufacturers of premixtures. In my role, I will advise on how to add phytogenics to current feeding strategies and conditions. When heading to better nutrition, it is important to take individual conditions into account.”
Arturo Fernandez
Four years ago, we could convince him to join our Delacon team. With the powerful story of phytogenics. Altough 11.682 kilometers separate us between Costa Rica and Austria, between Arturo Fernandez and our home base in Austria. As Area Sales Manager, Arturo manages the entire Latin America sales area for Delacon.
Katharina Mayrhuber
Katharina loves to learn, discover and tell feed and food stories globally - using Social Media, visual communications and media relations. She is currently not working actively at Delacon.
