BioZyme Welcomes Partner: Torgoviy Dom Vostok-Agro MCHJ  

BioZyme® Inc. is honored to announce a new AO-Biotics® distribution partner in central Asia. Torgoviy Dom Vostok-Agro MCHJ will distribute AO-Biotics throughout Uzbekistan, offering its customers a line of fermentation products derived from BioZyme’s innovative fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (AO) to promote resilience. 

“We are pleased to add the AO-Biotics line to our portfolio of products that we can offer our customers across Uzbekistan,” said Mr. Klychev Konstantin Ruslanovich, Director. 

AO-Biotics® EQE is the first-and-only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers. It is the newest product in the AO-Biotics line. It is research-proven to produce more sellable eggs, improve egg mass and increase productive life span.  

AO-Biotics® Amaferm® is a prebiotic research-proven to enhance digestibility. Amaferm is the initial product of the AO-Biotics portfolio. We derive these fermentation products from BioZyme’s innovative fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (AO) to promote resilience. AO-Biotics is the evolution of BioZyme’s 70 years of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation expertise, allowing us to offer products that enhance animal health, welfare and productivity.   

Our Partners in Animal Well-Being

“We are very honored to have such great partners as our new partners in Uzbekistan. With care that comes full circle at the core of everything we do, their commitment to innovative products that provide health and nutrition solutions for animals is a perfect fit,” said Fernando Bargo, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Business Development and Innovation at BioZyme. “We are excited to partner with this company to distribute AO-Biotics products to this region in Asia.”  

Care That Comes Full Circle  

BioZyme, a global leader in AO fermentation, has been in business for more than 70 years. With headquarters in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, BioZyme reaches a market of customers throughout North America, South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent.  

Learn more about BioZyme, or locate the distribution partner for AO-Biotics in each country.  

Interested in partnering with the animal health innovators at BioZyme? Visit our site or contact us today. 

Nuproxa Colombia is BioZyme’s Newest South American Distributor 

BioZyme® Inc. is excited to announce its newest AO-Biotics® distribution partner, Nuproxa Colombia S.A.S. Nuproxa Colombia is part of the Nuproxa Switzerland distributor network, offering its clients natural products and solutions. 

“The AO-Biotics® portfolio aligns well with our mission and vision of providing the highest-quality, natural products to our customers,” said Mr. Alvaro Ospina, General Manager of Nuproxa Colombia. 

AO-Biotics® EQE is the first-and-only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers, and it is the newest product in the AO-Biotics line. It is research-proven to produce more sellable eggs, improve egg mass and increase productive life span. 

AO-Biotics® Amaferm® is a prebiotic research-proven to enhance digestibility. Amaferm is the initial product of the AO-Biotics portfolio, a line of fermentation products derived from BioZyme’s innovative fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (AO) to promote resilience. It is built on BioZyme’s 70 years of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation expertise to offer products that enhance animal health, welfare and productivity.  

Our Partners in Animal Well-Being 

“We are very honored to have such great partners as Nuproxa. With care that comes full circle at the core of everything we do, their commitment to innovative products that provide health and nutrition solutions for animals is a perfect fit,” said Fernando Bargo, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Business Development and Innovation at BioZyme. “We are excited to partner with this progressive company to distribute AO-Biotics products to customers in Colombia.” 

Care That Comes Full Circle 

BioZyme, a global leader in AO fermentation, has been in business for more than 70 years. With headquarters in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, the company reaches a market of customers throughout the North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent. 

Learn more about BioZyme, or locate the distribution partner for AO-Biotics in each country. 

Interested in partnering with the animal health innovators at BioZyme? Visit our site or contact us today. 

Agriculture Research is Vital to BioZyme’s Mission 

You may be wondering why BioZyme® puts such a premium on agriculture research. Surely agriculture hasn’t changed so much that we need to reinvent the wheel? What is there to gain from continuing to change an industry humankind has had for thousands of years? Well, to put it simply: quite a lot. 

Agricultural research plays a pivotal role in addressing key challenges related to global food production, environmental sustainability and economic development. With the world population projected to surpass 9 billion by 2050, agricultural research is crucial for boosting food yields and ensuring food security. 

But that research can take a variety of forms. Some businesses invest in crop genetics, soil management techniques, irrigation methods and pest control strategies. Here at BioZyme, our goal remains to serve animals, advocates and producers. Our goal is to optimize the productivity of your livestock while minimizing required resource inputs at your operation. This is essential for meeting the increasing demand for food here at home and around the world. 

Supporting Our Changing World 

BioZyme, a leading player in the agricultural industry, prioritizes research as the cornerstone of its operations. With an unwavering commitment to innovation, BioZyme invests heavily in scientific inquiry to drive product development and enhance agricultural outcomes. That’s why we have prioritized thorough research into animal nutrition, microbial technology and feed and resource utilization. Our goal is to deliver cutting-edge solutions that optimize animal health, improve feed efficiency and bolster overall productivity. 

Who do these innovations actually serve? Simple. Farmers, ranchers and livestock producers. Our goal is, and always will be, to empower our community with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. 

Furthermore, our focus on agriculture research is a passion for our industry’s future. Collaborative partnerships between academia, industry and government facilitate technology transfer and knowledge dissemination, leading to enhanced market competitiveness and inclusive prosperity. 

Agriculture research is essential for addressing the complex challenges facing the global food system. By investing in scientific research and innovation, we can improve food production, promote environmental sustainability and stimulate economic development in agricultural communities around the world. 

All of that investment begins with the research happening here at BioZyme Inc. 

What Agriculture Research Looks Like at BioZyme 

For more than 70 years, BioZyme Inc. has served the agriculture industry as an innovator in fermentation and animal health. What started as a feedstore across from the historic Saint Joseph, Missouri, stockyards evolved into much more. Founder Larry Ehlert purchased a patent and marketing rights to an unheard-of direct fed microbial produced from a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae in 1968. 

Since that time, agriculture research has been the very heart of BioZyme’s growth. That same strain of Aspergillus oryzae is what BioZyme uses today to develop new pre- and post-biotics under the brand AO-Biotics.  

Additionally, BioZyme offers supplements and animal health products for a variety of animals including cattle, swine, poultry, sheep, goats, horses and dogs. Headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri, BioZyme reaches a global market of customers throughout the North and South America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. 

Agriculture Research and AO-Biotics® 

AO-Biotics® is a line of fermentation products derived from BioZyme’s innovative fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (AO) to promote resilience.  

Since the discovery of AO, BioZyme has conducted countless research and studies. The first AO-derivative was AO-Biotics Amaferm®, a prebiotic research-proven to enhance digestibility. Amaferm is produced from a proprietary multi-step fermentation process developed by scientists at BioZyme. This process yields a high-quality product that is solely engineered manufactured for use in animal feed and supplements. 

During this time, Amaferm has been extensively researched by universities and private facilities worldwide and more than 100 peer reviewed papers, abstracts and field trials have been published or presented. This research proves Amaferm’s mode of action and impact on the microbes and the animal in which those microbes reside. 

The effects of Amaferm have been demonstrated across multiple species. The mechanism is quite unique because it stimulates both bacteria and fungi in the gut. Specifically, research shows Amaferm increases fungal growth, providing more attachment sites for bacteria and maximizing fiber digestion. Amaferm has also been shown to significantly increase production of microbial enzymes that assist in fiber and starch degradation.  

Bacteria in the gut also benefit from Amaferm. Studies have shown increased growth rates, faster replication and an increase in the total number of bacteria present. The increase in bacteria along with increased fungal growth, which increases the available surface area for bacteria attachment, provides maximum digestion of nutrients.  

Current Research Priorities Create Growth 

“For the past seven years, our efforts have been focused on advancing and refining a research program dedicated to unraveling the biological actions of AO-derived biotics with direct implications for animal performance and health. The core of this initiative is located at the University of Kiel in Germany, where BioZyme has cultivated a longstanding and fruitful research partnership,” said Ignacio Ipharraguerre, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Innovation for BioZyme Inc. 

“This collaboration, coupled with several other global research alliances, is driven by a primary objective: to construct a robust knowledge foundation that steers the enhancement and innovation of BioZyme’s products and services.” 

This collective endeavor has yielded impactful insights, such as those instrumental in shaping the development of AO-Biotics EQE. Furthermore, it holds the potential to broaden our portfolio by paving the way for the development of new biotic products tailored for all species of animals. 

AO-Biotics® EQE is Added 

In 2022, BioZyme introduced its first postbiotic. AO-Biotics EQE is the first-and-only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers. 

Research studies show that feeding this innovative postbiotic results in:  

  • More sellable eggs 
  • Improved egg mass 
  • Increased productive life span. 

“EQE stands as the inaugural additive arising from the aforementioned research program. The extensive research efforts that culminated in this breakthrough spanned over six years. It encompassed the completion of a Ph.D. program, along with multiple studies conducted in collaboration with research partners primarily in the USA and Europe,” Ipharraguerre said. 

AO-Biotics EQE is marketed globally as a feed additive and included in one of BioZyme’s poultry products domestically.  

Biotics Defined 

There is definite confusion in the marketplace between prebiotics, postbiotics and probiotics. We ensure our AO-Biotics products are correctly classified by upholding them to standards set by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP). 

“We believe that organizing knowledge through science-based definitions is crucial for preventing ambiguity and confusion, fostering innovation and ensuring the proper use and expectations of biotic products. To achieve this goal, we adhere to the definitions established by ISAPP, classifying biotic products into categories such as prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and more recently, postbiotics. The key distinction among these products, based on these definitions, lies in their mode of action,” Ipharraguerre explains. 

The following are the ISAPP definitions: 

  • Prebiotic: A substrate that is selectively utilized by host microorganisms conferring the host a health benefit. 
  • Postbiotic: A preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confers a health benefit on the host. 
  • Probiotic: Live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. 
  • Synbiotic: A mixture comprising live microorganisms and substrate(s) selectively utilized by host microorganisms that confers a health benefit on the host. 

BioZyme also has definitions of prebiotics and postbiotics as they pertain to our AO-Biotics brand. They are as follows: 

  • Prebiotic: AO-Biotics prebiotics are derived from A. oryzae to promote growth and activity of beneficial gut microbes to confer a benefit on the host. 
  • Postbiotic: AO-Biotics postbiotics are derived from nonliving components of A. oryzae (metabolites or other bioactive compounds) to target specific problems affecting animal health, welfare and/or productivity. 

“Our research indicates that certain compositions derived from AO fermentation processes primarily function by altering the gut microbiota, aligning with the definition of prebiotics. On the other hand, we have observed that other compositions resulting from AO fermentation processes exert effects that extend beyond the gut microbiota, impacting systems such as the immune system. These latter compositions are more accurately categorized as postbiotics,” Ipharraguerre said.  

Research Makes BioZyme the AO-Biotics Experts 

With continued research across the globe, BioZyme has earned its reputation in the industry as AO experts. And, we have just reached the tip of the iceberg. 

“To the best of our knowledge, BioZyme stands as the sole company within the sector with a dedicated research program focused on AO.” Ipharraguerre said. Thereby, we are AO experts and are, as we like to say, Anything but Ordinary. 

Learn More From our Team 

Do you want to learn more about AO-Biotics and the benefits that they offer? Our Team of experts will be in person at the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), January 30 – February 1 in Atlanta, Georgia. Stop by booth A2845 to visit with the BioZyme team to learn more. 

Our talented experts are traveling around the globe to train our partners, give presentations and support our customers at various industry events, conferences and trade shows. Be sure to follow BioZyme on LinkedIn to stay informed about when and where our team is traveling. 

Stay informed about our latest research and advances in the AO-Biotics field.  

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BioZyme® Inc. Forms Newest International Partnership in Egypt

Al-Kenana for Import and Export is Biozyme® Inc.’s newest international distribution partner. Located in 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt, the group is providing products and knowledge to improve health and welfare of animals.

“The AO-Biotics® portfolio is the perfect addition to our portfolio. We are looking forward to working with such innovative products and bringing them into the focus of our customers,” said Mr. Khaled Sayed Elbadawi Ramadan, General Manager of Al-Kenana Group.

AO-Biotics® Amaferm® is a prebiotic research-proven to enhance digestibility.

Amaferm is a product of the AO-Biotics portfolio, a line of fermentation products derived from BioZyme’s innovative fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (AO) to promote resilience. It is built on BioZyme’s 70 years of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation expertise to offer products that enhance animal health, welfare and productivity. 

AO-Biotics® EQE is the first-and-only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers. It is research-proven to produce more sellable eggs, improve egg mass and increase productive life span.

Our Partners in Animal Welfare

“Al-Kenana for Import and Export has a reputation for helping animals and humans live a better, more sustainable life,” said Volker Altenbokum, Director of International Business Development at BioZyme. “We are excited to partner with this progressive company to distribute AO-Biotics products to customers in Egypt.”

Care That Comes Full Circle

BioZyme, a global company, has been in business for more than 70 years. With headquarters in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, the company reaches a market of customers throughout the North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent.

Learn more about BioZyme, or locate the distribution partner for AO-Biotics in each country.

Interested in partnering with the animal health innovators at BioZyme? Visit our site to become a dealer or contact us today.

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European Commission Publishes Official Reauthorization of AO-Biotics® Amaferm®

On September 8, the European Commission published the official renewal of authorization for AO-Biotics® Amaferm®. The Commission has reauthorized Amaferm as a safe feed additive for use in dairy cows. The reauthorization process, which began in 2016, required years of response to safety and technical questions brought forth by the Commission to BioZyme®. The recent positive ruling is a culmination of those requests and discussions.

Amaferm is a research-proven prebiotic designed to enhance digestibility. We produce Amaferm from a select Aspergillus oryzae (AO) strain through a multi-stage fermentation process. Amaferm is safe and efficacious across beef, dairy, sheep, goats, horses, poultry and swine. It has been proven through more than 180 research studies and field trials.

“The European Commission has approved the reauthorization of Amaferm, following our argumentation. This shows BioZyme’s capacity to respond to all safety and technical questions at the highest level. It is giving the customers the guarantee of buying a well-researched product that has been authorized by one of the most exigent bodies in our industry,” said Volker Altenbokum, Director of International Business Development for BioZyme.

BioZyme, a global leader in AO fermentation, sells AO-Biotics around the globe to distribution partners working to better animals’ lives. AO-Biotics, manufactured in BioZyme’s state-of-the-art fermentation facility in St. Joseph, Missouri, is currently available in 42 countries and on five continents.  

As part of the reauthorization process, BioZyme completed a full genome sequence of its A. oryzae strain. This and other ongoing research efforts have led to the development of new products under the AO-Biotics brand. In addition to Amaferm, BioZyme now markets AO-Biotics® EQE, the first and only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers.  

“We are very proud of the work of not only our International Business Development Team, but our entire team,” said BioZyme President and CEO Lisa Norton. “Care that comes full circle is our company motto and is embodied by every one of our employees, from those who create the products in Saint Joseph to those who market it across the globe. We are grateful the European Commission recognizes our commitment to producing a safe, accurate and highly effective feed additive.”

To learn more about AO-Biotics, their benefits and modes of action, visit www.aobiotics.com.

FeedProfessionals Distributes AO-Biotics® in Brazil

BioZyme® Inc. is pleased to announce that FeedProfessionals now distributes AO-Biotics® products. The distribution agreement allows FeedProfessionals to deliver AO-Biotics® Amaferm® and AO-Biotics® EQE in the largest country of South America, Brazil.

FeedProfessionals

FeedProfessionals was founded in 2016 by a team with more than 20 years of experience in the Latin American animal nutrition market. Their goal is to leverage their knowledge and experience to improve animal health and nutrition. They work to find international partners who supply feed safety additives that they can distribute through Latin America.

“We are very happy to include FeedProfessionals as our distribution partner. Their team shares the same passion to provide care that comes full circle to food animals. They can achieve that with our AO-Biotics products,” said Fernando Bargo, Ph.D., BioZyme Business Development and Innovation Manager.

The Impact of AO-Biotics ®

AO-Biotics® Amaferm® is a prebiotic research-proven to enhance digestibility. Amaferm is a product of the AO-Biotics® portfolio, a line of fermentation products derived from BioZyme’s innovative fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (AO) to promote resilience. It is built on BioZyme’s 70 years of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation expertise to offer products that enhance animal health, welfare and productivity.

AO-Biotics® EQE is the first-and-only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers. It is research-proven to produce more sellable eggs, improve egg mass and increase productive life span.

Turn To FeedProfessionals and BioZyme

BioZyme, a global company, has been in business for more than 70 years. With headquarters in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, the company reaches a market of customers throughout the U.S., Canada, South America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent.

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BioZyme® Inc. Announces Distribution Partnership with Hirshberg Brothers & Co. Chemicals Ltd. in Israel 

BioZyme® Inc. has entered into a distribution partnership with Hirshberg Brothers Group in Herzlyia, Israel. Hirshberg Brothers started as a single company in 1925, founded by brothers Avraham and Yakov Hirshberg, and has since grown to be one of the leading companies in Israel. 

“We are very happy with the addition of Hirshberg Brothers as our distribution partner. The company has an important relationship with the Israeli feed manufacturers,” said Volker Altenbokum, Director of International Business Development. “As most of the rations in the highly technical Israeli dairy industry are concentrate based, the incentive of using AO-Biotics® Amaferm® to support digestive health and performance is very high.” 

AO-Biotics Amaferm is a prebiotic research-proven to enhance digestibility. Amaferm is a product of the AO-Biotics® portfolio, a line of fermentation products derived from BioZyme’s innovative fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (AO) to promote resilience. It is built on BioZyme’s 70 years of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation expertise to offer products that enhance animal health, welfare and productivity. 

AO-Biotics® EQE, the first-and-only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers, is also a great addition to the portfolio of Hirshberg. The market is asking for more natural solutions and we are able to provide them with such,” adds Peter Windhausen, Ph.D., Business Development and Innovation Manager at BioZyme. “We are excited to move forward with Hirshberg to provide AO-Biotics products to customers in Israel.” 

BioZyme, a global company, has been in business for more than 70 years. With headquarters in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, the company reaches a market of customers throughout the U.S., Canada, South America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent. For more information about BioZyme, visit www.biozymeinc.com. For more information about where to purchase AO-Biotics, visit www.biozymeinc.com/additive/where-to-buy