Micro-Aid®: Built for Every Season
By Corey Carpenter
Director of Business Development & Swine Technical Sales
DPI GLOBAL
Preparing for Fall Starts Now
As we move through summer, many producers are already evaluating nutrition strategies for the fall and winter months ahead.
Beginning in a few months, piglets farrowed will face cooler temperatures, changing ventilation strategies, and increased disease pressure as they hit nursery and wean to finish barns. While those challenges may seem months away, the decisions that influence how pigs perform during that period are being considered right now as nutrition plans are developed for the season ahead. As a result, producers and nutritionists will focus on decisions that optimize financial returns as seasonal shifts in pig health, productivity and pig prices set in.
Selecting nutritional additives with unique, research-supported value propositions is one of those key decisions
Looking Beyond Today’s Performance
It’s easy to focus on current production metrics. Average daily gain, feed efficiency, and overall pig performance are always top priorities. However, producers also need to consider what lies ahead.
As barns begin to close up during the fall and winter months, maintaining barn conditions becomes increasingly important. Air quality, ammonia levels, animal comfort, and employee working conditions often become greater areas of opportunity as outside temperatures drop and disease pressure mounts.
The challenge is that producers and nutritionist must balance several factors in their decision-making processes. Maintaining performance remains critical, but so does creating an environment that supports the well-being of both animals and employees.
Why Preparation Matters
Unfortunately, many production challenges become more difficult to address once they are already impacting pigs and people. That’s why preparation matters.
The management and nutritional decisions implemented today influences how smoothly and profitably an operation navigates future challenges. Taking a proactive approach allows swine producers to position themselves for best-cost pig performance, and optimal barn conditions as seasons change.
Built for Every Season
That’s where Micro-Aid, a DPI saponin solution, comes in.
Micro-Aid was built to help producers capture value as production challenges occur throughout the year while simultaneously optimizing their bottom line. Research has demonstrated Micro-Aid‘s ability to support animal performance, significantly reduce ammonia emissions, optimize manure nutrients and capitalize on financial return.
This allows producers to support productivity today while helping prepare for the air quality challenges and manure management scenarios that often become more prominent during the fall and winter months.
Because today’s pig performance and tomorrow’s air quality are on the line. Micro-Aid sits at the intersection where nutritionist don’t have to compromise on these outcomes!
Coming Up Next
This article is the first in a series examining how Micro-Aid can help producers be successful regardless of season and prepare for the challenges ahead.
Be sure to follow along over the next few months as we explore how Micro-Aid can support your operation through changing production conditions and seasonal challenges.
The challenges may change throughout the year, but preparation remains the same.
Ready to kickstart the conversation? Reach out to us today: https://dpiglobal.com/get-in-touch/
Meet the Author: Corey Carpenter
Director of Business Development & Swine Technical Sales, DPI GLOBAL
Corey is the Director of Business Development and Swine Technical Sales at DPI GLOBAL, where he leads and directs the swine business and development of new business opportunities that grow the impact of DPI’s products and solutions in many species across the globe. Through a trust centered and results driven approach, Corey helps guide customers to effective, profitable nutrition solutions that help them achieve their long-term business goals.
When Corey is not working with livestock producers he enjoys CrossFit, spending time with family around their animals, and cooking.
