• ProVilys constantly invests in research and development so as to offer feed manufacturers solutions that are adapted to the issues facing swine breeders.
  • Regarding knowledge of raw ingredients and the qualification of functional fibres, ProVilys has developed an exhaustive programme that enables the improvement of the growth performance of piglets and preserves the integrity of their digestive tract. This new nutritional approach involves the use of :
    • new formulation criteria that take into account the type and behaviour of fibres of various raw ingredients used in animal feed
    • an original prebiotic approach, with a core of functional fibres exclusive to ProVilys.

  • The differentiation of dietary programmes according to stages or genetic types has been an area of research for several years now. In 2009, ProVilys offered a new formulation approach for targeted supplements tailored to the animals’ needs.
    • For gestating sows, the nutritional levels of feed are adapted to the type of dietary behaviour as well as to the gestation stage. This allows precise needs to be taken into account according to the foetus’s various periods of development.
    • The recommendations are differentiated for lactation for a genetic approach that has a strong effect on the level of corporeal mobilisation. In practical terms, ProVilys strongly recommends the distribution of lactation feed from the start of maternity in order to better cover the needs of sows at high levels of productivity. The technical approach therefore integrates specific recommendations with feed for suckling sows adapted to the genetic type, enriched with functional fibres, hepatic protectors and acidifying agents. These feeds for suckling sows are also based upon an original concept of management of the electrolytic balance.

  • As far as products are concerned, the creation of ProVilys, a merger of Celtic and Centralys, has brought together a number of speciality nutritional products.
    • The GESTIM range is now used by all manufacturing partners, since it offers specific solutions to different sanitary contexts, such as Gestim RĂ©nal, a new urinary acidifying agent, or Gestim Phanères, which treats all skin and hoof problems.
    • This year, there is a particular emphasis on the use of CMax3 for lactating sows. This combination of essential oils and organic acids in an exclusive mixture (APA = Poly Anionised Additive that allows a progressive release and a better dispersion of ingredients in the stomach and intestine) has shown excellent results, particularly for older sows. The synergy of essential oil and organic acid translates into a lowering of the effects of ambient microbial pressure, with a reduction of losses underneath the mother.