project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Improvement of the sustainability of livestock production through the development of new balanced diets based on the valorization of agri-food by-prod
2017-008 - SOSDIE Mejora de la sostenibilidad de la producción ganadera mediante el desarrollo de nuevas dietas balanceadas a partir de la valorización de subproductos agroalimentarios
Context
The sustainability of livestock production depends to a large extent on the assurance of a stable and sustainable supply of the nutritional requirements of livestock.
The competitiveness of the feed production sector depends mainly on the supply of raw materials and, therefore, on the availability in quantity and price or logistic costs.
Cereals and protein crops are the fundamental component of feed and its impact on their prices is very high. World cereal production has shown high alterations in prices in last years. This situation translates into negative effects for industrial agents due to price increases and their volatility. The Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (CAPV), as well as Spain, is highly deficient in cereals and oilseeds (soybean), and it is a growing and increasingly important dependence. Therefore, feed sector is very dependent on foreign markets and directly suffers its fluctuations.
This increase in the price of the current raw materials of vegetable origin implies the need to create a new economic activity for the development of new raw materials that are alternatives to the current ones for animal feed that are more sustainable economically and environmentally.
Thus, plant food fractions are a source of cheap raw material and high availability to be introduced in new production processes since they are currently managed mostly as waste (composting, landfill, etc.). At the same time, they have a great nutritional potential to be used as raw materials in animal feed, which would imply a valuation option, not currently available, of greater value to the current majority management as waste.
Objectives
This project will evaluate and demonstrate the improvement of the sustainability of livestock production through the development of new balanced diets based on the valorisation of by-products of the agri-food industry. In this way, the substitution of current raw materials for animal feed with new, more sustainable and economic ingredients will contribute to future sustainability and increase the competitiveness of the agri-food, feed and livestock producer sectors.
Objectives
El presente proyecto evaluará y demostrará la mejora de la sostenibilidad de la producción ganadera mediante el desarrollo de nuevas dietas balanceadas a partir de la valorización de subproductos de la industria agroalimentaria. De esta manera, la sustitución de las actuales materias primas para alimentación animal por nuevos ingredientes más sostenibles y económicos contribuirá a la sostenibilidad a futuro y el aumento de la competitividad de los sectores agroalimentario, productor de piensos y ganadero.
Activities
F1. Development of new ingredients from agri-food by-products throughout the entire value chain.
F2. Preparation of balanced diets based on ingredients for the valorisation of agro-food by-products.
F3. Demonstration test on a semi-industrial scale of the production and supply of balanced diets for each species under study.
F4. Technical dimensioning and economic analysis of the new by-product recovery activity.
F5. Dissemination and communication of acquired knowledge.
Activities
F1. Desarrollo de Nuevos ingredientes a partir de los subproductos agroalimentarios a lo largo de toda la cadena de valor.
F2. Elaboración de Dietas balanceadas a partir de ingredientes de la valorización de subproductos agroalimentarios.
F3. Prueba demostración a escala semi-industrial de la producción y suministro de las dietas balanceadas para cada especie objeto de estudio.
F4. Dimensionamiento técnico y análisis económico de la nueva actividad de valorización de subproductos.
F5. Difusión y comunicación del conocimiento adquirido.
Additional information
The environmental protection objectives set by public administrations are increasingly restrictive and require the recovery of fractions with potential to be recycled and used in other production processes. Specifically, the European Union has set itself the target for the year 2030 to achieve the following recycling rates:
1) Recycling of 65% of municipal waste.
2) Limitation of landfill deposit of 10% municipal waste.
3) Recycling of 75% of packaging waste.
4) Prohibition of landfilling of waste collected separately.
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDRP015 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - País Vasco
Location
- Main geographical location
- Vizcaya
- Other geographical location
- Álava, Vizcaya
EUR 161 962.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
1 Practice Abstracts
- 3 new ingredients have been developed from agri-food by-products:
- potato flour from waste potato
- coffee spent ground flour from coffee spent ground from HORECA sector
- grape scrap from vine producer sector.
- 5 balanced diets have been carried out based on these 3 ingredients:
- one diet for pigs based on potato flour
- three diets for sheep (1) and beef (2) based on coffee spent flour
- other diet for rabbits based on grape scrap by-products.
- 3 Demonstration tests on a semi-industrial scale have been developed for the production of these 3 news ingredients.
- Sheep and beef animal growth trials with coffee spent ground based balanced diets have been developed with possitive results. It is expected to carry out other 2 animal growth trial with pigs and rabbits.
- Technical dimensioning and economic analysis of the new by-product recovery activity is expected to be assessed.
- Dissemination and communication of acquired knowledge is expected to be carry out.
- Se han desarrollado 3 nuevos ingredientes a partir de subproductos agroalimentarios:
- harina de patata a partir de patata de destrio
- harina de poso de café a partir de poso café del sector HORECA
- raspón de uva del sector productor de vino.
- Se han realizado 5 dietas balanceadas basadas en estos 3 ingredientes:
- una dieta para cerdos basada en harina de patata
- tres dietas para ovejas (1) y ternera (2) basadas en harina de poso de café gastado
- otra dieta para conejos basada el subproducto de raspón de uva.
- Se han desarrollado 3 pruebas de demostración a escala semiindustrial para la producción de estos 3 nuevos ingredientes.
- Se han desarrollado ensayos de crecimiento animal de ovejas y vacas con el subproducto poso de café con resultados positivos. Se espera que lleve a cabo otros 2 ensayos de crecimiento animal con cerdos y conejos.
- Se espera evaluar el dimensionamiento técnico y el análisis económico de la nueva actividad de recuperación de subproductos.
- Se espera la difusión y comunicación de los conocimientos adquiridos.
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Cooperativa Agrícola M.I.B.A
Project coordinator
Project partners
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Basatxerri 2004
Project partner
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Behi-Alde Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada
Project partner
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Ecogras recuperación y reciclado
Project partner
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Fundación AZTI-AZTI Fundazioa
Project partner
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NEIKER- Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario
Project partner