Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, conducted extensive research that served as the basis for the US Food and Drug Administration Centre for Veterinary Medicine’s approval of the use of chromium propionate as a source of chromium in growing turkey diets.
With this approval, chromium propionate is now approved for use in swine, broiler chickens, cattle, horses and growing turkey diets.
KemTRACE Chromium from Kemin is the only FDA-reviewed source of chromium propionate on the market today and has been fed to millions of animals around the globe.
KemTRACE Chromium is a highly bioavailable organic source of chromium propionate that helps stabilise insulin receptors in animals, improving glucose utilisation and reducing the negative impacts of stress.
Every cell in the animal relies on glucose to fuel its function and growth, so maximising cells’ utilisation of glucose may result in improved immune response and overall health and performance.
Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health North America vice president of regulatory affairs and quality assurance Kristi Krafka said, “We are thrilled that the use of chromium propionate in animal diets continues to expand in the US and beyond.”
“Kemin has spent decades advancing the nutrition and performance of livestock and poultry through novel feed ingredients, and is now able to offer safe effective KemTRACE Chromium to turkey producers, nutritionists and veterinarians.”
With more than 25 years of research and countless peer-reviewed chromium research studies, Kemin paved the path to establish chromium propionate as safe and efficacious.
Figure 1. Drawing of Kemin chromium propionate cation. Green indicates chromium atoms, grey indicates carbon atoms, red indicates oxygen atoms. Hydrogen atoms are not shown for clarity.
Published research across many species has shown chromium has the ability to reduce cortisol, which is a hormone secreted in response to stress.
The reduction in cortisol during times of stress may decrease negative impacts from stress events, such as extreme heat or cold, diet changes, disease challenges and more.
North Carolina State University professor emeritus Dr Jerry Spears said, “There is a robust and growing body of research demonstrating the utility of chromium propionate supplementation in cattle, swine, broilers, horses and now turkeys.”
“We appreciate the opportunity to continue to partner with Kemin to help bring this new research to the turkey industry, and support advancements in animal health and performance.”
Results of a recent study indicate that chromium propionate (KemTRACE Chromium) supplementation can improve turkey performance and is safe when supplemented in turkey diets at five times the minimal concentration, which enhanced insulin sensitivity.
This study demonstrated:
- Over an 84-day feeding period, turkeys supplemented with KemTRACE Chromium had greater average daily gain and tended to gain more efficiently than controls
- Body weights of turkeys supplemented with KemTRACE Chromium were heavier than controls by day 84 in studies published in the Journal of Poultry Science.
KemTRACE Chromium is manufactured at Kemin at Des Moines, Iowa in the US.
The facility has the Food Safety System Certification 22000, which is recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative as a rigorous food safety management system, certified by approved third-party organisations.
The certification covers the manufacturing of food ingredients used for further processing and is designed to deliver greater confidence in food, reduce health risks, lower audit costs, improve brand protection and improve supply chain management.
For more information about utilising chromium in growing turkey diets, visit kemin.com/na/en-us/markets/animal/products/kemtrace-chromium or contact Kemin on 02 9844 5700.