Trouw Nutrition’s eggshell quality programme

Produce more first-class eggs

When every decision impacts your animal performance and business success, you want to build on more than just intuition.

The challenge of first-class eggs

As a layer producer, you want to produce as many good eggs as possible for the lowest cost.

The greatest enabler for a profitable layer farm is not the input cost, but a high production of top - quality eggs.

The lifespan of a layer is getting longer and longer, which makes egg shell quality an extra challenge in the 2nd half of the cycle. Besides that, heat stress is also compromising the eggshell quality throughout the year.

Improve the quality of your eggshells with our fully integrated programme

Trouw Nutrition has developed a program which takes all aspects of optimal eggshell quality into account.

Our eggshell quality programme is built on strong technical foundations, using the latest findings from Trouw Nutrition’s state-of-the-art poultry research centre in Spain – unique among our peers in terms of size, quality, capacity, expertise and experience in the poultry sector.

Based on this research, which has been successfully tested in practice, the programme features three technology areas:

  • Feed

    Well-balanced feedfor optimal eggshell quality.

    To learn more about our feed approach, click here

    Feed offering:

    • Updated eggshell nutritional recommendations (premix)
    • IntelliBond Z/M/C & Optimins to complement your diets
    • Farm-O-San Shellboost to promote the absorption and mobilisation of calcium

  • Farm

    Innovative and practical solutions and support.

    Farm offering:

    • Split-feedfing for optimised diets during the day
    • Online courses (e-learning) to boost knowledge about on-farm management practices
    • On-farm training and advice from our experts

  • Health

    Tools and product to help to keep your flock healthy.

    To learn more about our health approach, click here

    Health offering:

    • Recommendations for common health issues
    • Supportive additives: Selko pH, Selacid GG, Presan to improve gut health
    • Farm-O-San AHS & NutriCool to support layers during heat stress periods

Three simple steps to stronger eggshells

The Trouw Nutrition solution to stronger eggshells consists of three simple steps, which you can do yourself or with the help of one of our poultry experts.

  1. DIAGNOSE

  2. IDENTIFY

  3. PREVENTION

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Eggshell Quality Diagnostic Protocol

Please complete this diagnostic protocol to understand where improvements on eggshell quality can be made

Our Feed offering

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    IntelliBond

    • Hydroxy minerals with OptiSize technology (better mixing)
    • Unique crystalline structure
    • High metal potency
    • Improved essential nutrient stability in feed
    • Reduce essential nutrients antagonisms in the Gi tract
    • Slow release of metal
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    Optimin

    • Organic Trace Minerals chelated with proteinates
    • Optimin trace minerals are FAMI-QS certified, meaning quality controls are performed on every batch ensuring quality, safety and performance
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    IntelliOpt

    IntelliOpt is an innovative species-specific trace mineral solution utilising both organic and hydroxy trace minerals sources together in a synergistic blend which consistently delivers high metal bio-availability at a cost-effective price

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  • Hendrix

    • Optimal complement to your local cereals and other raw materials
    • Supplementation of fully balanced protein and amino acids
    • Highly digestible protein and amino acid sources
    • lncludes complete vitamin and mineral premix
    • lnnovations for better performance added

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Our Health offering

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    Selko pH

    Selko pH is a feed additive used in drinking water. It lowers the pH (acidity) in the crop and stomach of a hen, in turn improving the digestion of nutrients including calcium – needed to form the eggshell.

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    Selacid GG

    Selacid GG improves the digestion of nutrients in poultry, enhancing stable and proximal intestinal microbiota and resulting in healthier and optimally performing animals.

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    Presan

    Presan-FY is a feed additive that improves gut health in poultry, so the hen can make optimal use of nutrients contained in the feed. This improved intestinal health, especially in challenging situations or during high performance phases, will lead to better egg production.

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Recognising the cause of the 10 most common eggshell quality issues

Want to find out how to improve your eggshells? Or do you need support identifying the cause of your eggshell issues?

Let us help you increase the number of first grade eggs and improve your farms’ profitability.

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