10 billion good reasons to choose TITAN technology

In both intensive and extensive grazing systems across Australia, molasses supplements are commonly used to promote the dry matter intakes of grasses and counterbalance some nutritional deficiencies. It is believed the addition of a live yeast in molasses will cause a fermentation, and therefore is not a feasible option. This is not the case utilising TITAN technology.

Testing conducted by Lallemand Animal Nutrition has demonstrated the viability of Levucell SC TITAN and ProTernative TITAN when mixed with molasses blends for beef, dairy and sheep rations.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition technical services manager, Nathan Lister, says the testing opens up a new delivery method for the two products.

Levucell SC and ProTernative contain the strain-specific live yeast, S. cerevisiae I-1077 and S. cerevisiae boulardii I-1079.
“For a probiotic to be effective, a significant proportion of the microbial population included in the feed must remain active until it reaches the digestive tract of the animal,” Nathan says.

“Specifically, a concentration of 10 billion colony-forming units is required for the yeast to have a beneficial effect.

“As a live yeast, S. cerevisiae is sensitive to manufacturing stresses, including high moisture, temperature, pressure and processes such as pelletisation. Also incorporation into molasses can also affect both survivability of the probiotic and the need for re-mixing to keep the yeast in suspension.”

Developed by Lallemand Animal Nutrition, the patented TITAN microencapsulation process protects yeast from extreme heat, pH and pressure.

Lallemand recently conducted testing on Levucell SC and our TITAN technology protected the live yeast when mixed into molasses blends.
Levucell SC TITAN was mixed in six different molasses blends according to the recommended feeding rates.

In this trial, all blends were within acceptable tolerance levels for three weeks.

In five of the blends, the yeast population remained at acceptable levels for another two to four weeks.

Likewise, ProTernative TITAN was added to 12 different molasses blends.

Again, all blends were within acceptable tolerance levels for four weeks.

Some blends maintained adequate CFU levels for up to six weeks, remaining in suspension.

In contrast, any ingredients that are commonly put into liquid molasses require re-circulation for 15 minutes each day to avoid falling out of suspension.

“The results of these tests indicate TITAN yeast probiotics can be used with confidence in most liquid molasses suspension applications,” Nathan says.

To see where TITAN suits your application, contact your local technical services manager.