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Volac Feed Additive Solutions Volac Feed Additive Solutions delivers practical, science-backed feed solutions for farmers.

From mycotoxin control to feed preservation, we help protect animal health, boost performance and get more from every ration across livestock systems. ๐Ÿฎ

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜ - ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿฎ With more than ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ...
22/10/2026

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜ - ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿฎ

With more than ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, Peter brings a wealth of practical and technical experience to the conversation around mycotoxin risk and protecting performance on farm.

Raised on a dairy farm, Peter combines hands-on experience of livestock production with expertise in ruminant nutrition, helping translate nutritional science into practical solutions for livestock producers.

That combination of experience is particularly valuable when discussing mycotoxins - a challenge where understanding the science needs to go hand in hand with understanding what it means on farm.

Peter will be joining Amanda Clements on ChewintheCud to discuss:

๐ŸŽง โ€œ๐— ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ.โ€

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Episode launches Wednesday 4 November.

Weโ€™ll be sharing more from the conversation soon.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น? ๐Ÿ„A lot goes into getting the ration right.โžค Quality forage.โžค Carefully sel...
21/10/2026

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น? ๐Ÿ„

A lot goes into getting the ration right.
โžค Quality forage.
โžค Carefully selected ingredients.
โžค Balanced nutrients.
โžค Time and money invested in getting the mix right.

But feeding efficiency isnโ€™t just about what goes into the trough.

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€.

Thatโ€™s where UltraSorb can play a role.

Its triple-action approach - ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ. ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ. - is designed to help manage feed-related challenges that can interfere with the cowโ€™s ability to make the most of the ration.

Because when feed costs are high, every mouthful matters.

The aim isnโ€™t simply to feed more.

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Speak to the Volac team to find out how UltraSorb could fit into your feeding strategy.

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŒฝThatโ€™s the question weโ€™ve been asking following a challenging growing...
20/10/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŒฝ

Thatโ€™s the question weโ€™ve been asking following a challenging growing season.

This yearโ€™s prolonged heat and dry conditions have put crops under environmental stress, and our testing is now showing a higher mycotoxin challenge in feed following those conditions. ๐Ÿ”ฌ

The important point?

๐— ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฒ.

While mould may be visible on forage, mycotoxins are invisible chemical substances produced by certain moulds. And importantly, forage doesnโ€™t need to show any visible signs of mould for mycotoxins to be present.

So even when your forage looks perfectly normal, there could still be a hidden mycotoxin challenge.

Thatโ€™s where ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ.

Visual assessment alone canโ€™t tell you whether mycotoxins are present or at what levels.

Because when growing conditions have changed, itโ€™s worth knowing what has changed in the feed.

๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐— ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿฎ Weโ€™re pleased to announce that Peter...
19/10/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐— ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿฎ

Weโ€™re pleased to announce that Peter van der Vegt and Amanda Clements will be joining ChewintheCud to explore one of the ongoing challenges in livestock production: ๐—บ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ.

Mycotoxins can be difficult to see and difficult to predict, but understanding the potential risks in feed is an important part of protecting animal health, feed quality and performance on farm.

In the episode, Peter and Amanda will discuss what influences mycotoxin risk, what it can mean for livestock and why taking a proactive approach matters.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

Weโ€™ll be sharing more from Peter and Amanda ahead of the release, along with some of the key points from the conversation once the episode goes live.

๐ŸŽง ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป - ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฑ:
chewinthecud.com/podcast

17/10/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ? ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ„

Mycotoxins can be a complicated challenge because the effects arenโ€™t always obvious. They can vary depending on the toxin, level of exposure and the animal.

We asked ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ต-๐—น๐˜‚๐—ถ ๐—›๐—ผ, ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ, to explain some of the effects farmers and nutritionists should be aware of.

From challenges to gut health and feed efficiency through to potential impacts on performance and overall animal wellbeing, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ.

Following the prolonged hot and dry conditions across the UK, there are concerns about how this yearโ€™s weather may influence mycotoxin risk in crops and forage. โ˜€๏ธ

Regular testing can help you understand whatโ€™s actually in your feed, identify potential challenges and inform your approach to managing them.

๐ŸŽฅ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ - ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

Watch Dr Hoโ€™s answer below.

Have you noticed any changes in herd performance or feed quality this year?

Let us know what youโ€™re seeing on farm in the comments. ๐Ÿ‘‡

16/10/2026

๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฅ›๐ŸŽ

Behind every meal are farmers working day in, day out to produce the crops and livestock that feed communities around the world.

They work with the seasons, manage uncertainty and make countless decisions every day - from what they grow and how they feed their animals, to how they protect the quality of what they produce.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.

As a feed additive business, weโ€™re proud to play a small part in that journey - helping farmers make the most of their feed and supporting them with solutions for the challenges they face.

But today isnโ€™t about the products.

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

The people behind the food we eat. The people who keep producing, whatever the conditions. And the people who help feed the world.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. ๐ŸŒฑ

Thank you to the farmers who work tirelessly to put food on our tables.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿฎ For Pieter Terpstra, the answer was around...
16/10/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿฎ

For Pieter Terpstra, the answer was around โ‚ฌ๐Ÿฌ.๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† for a preventative mycotoxin management strategy.

On a high-performing dairy farm, that needs to be put into perspective.

A cow producing more than 11,000kg of milk a year has a lot of nutritional demand placed on her. A disruption to dry matter intake, digestive health or overall vitality can quickly become more expensive than the cost of prevention.

Pieter describes the approach as an insurance policy against the unknown.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œ๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.โ€

Itโ€™s not about waiting for a visible problem before taking action.

Itโ€™s about asking a more practical question:

What is the cost of doing nothing if the challenge is already there?

For high-yielding cows, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

๐ŸŒ Read the full article and discover how UltraSorb could help your farm โ†’
volac.com/feed-additives/news-resources/news-blogs

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜, ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป? โ˜€๏ธAflatoxins are more commonly associated with hot, d...
15/10/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜, ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป? โ˜€๏ธ

Aflatoxins are more commonly associated with hot, dry regions such as southern Spain and North Africa.

Historically, that may have felt like a distant concern for UK dairy farmers.

But as weather patterns change and hotter temperatures become more common, the risk could gradually change too.

For now, the risk remains relatively low โ€“ but itโ€™s one worth understanding.

Why?

Because ๐—”๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—•๐Ÿญ (๐—”๐—™๐—•๐Ÿญ) ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐Ÿญ (๐—”๐—™๐— ๐Ÿญ) ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ธ, and there are strict maximum permitted limits.

That makes aflatoxin a mycotoxin where prevention and testing are particularly important.

The weather changes. Crops change. And the mycotoxin profile can change with them.

So, as we head into the winter feeding period, ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€?

Regular testing can help identify changes in the mycotoxin challenge and give you the information needed to respond.

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ โ€“ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜.

Discover more about aflatoxins in our latest article. ๐ŸŒ
volac.com/feed-additives/news-resources/news-blogs

๐—•๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐Ÿšจ A drop in milk yield.Cows not cleaning up the ratio...
14/10/2026

๐—•๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐Ÿšจ

A drop in milk yield.

Cows not cleaning up the ration.

Inconsistent intakes.

Poorer-than-expected performance.

These can have many causes, but ๐—บ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

Thatโ€™s why prevention matters.

๐—จ๐—น๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ to provide ongoing protection against mycotoxin and endotoxin challenge.

And if routine testing identifies an increased risk, the strategy can be adjusted accordingly.

Itโ€™s a simple approach:

๐Ÿ”Ž ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ โ†’ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ†’ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ โ†’ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ

Because protecting cow performance isnโ€™t just about fixing problems when they appear.

Itโ€™s about reducing the chance of those problems developing in the first place.

๐Ÿ”ฌ UltraSorb - triple-action mycotoxin remediator and endotoxin binder.

๐Ÿฅ› ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜. ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ.

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13/10/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€. ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ

From changing temperature and rainfall patterns to extreme weather and crop stress, challenging growing conditions can have an impact long after harvest. But what could this mean for your feed - and how can understanding these risks help you make better-informed decisions on farm?

๐ŸŽฅ Watch our latest webinar: Stressed crops. Hidden risks. Whatโ€™s in your feed?

Join Rob Fermage, Scientific Services Manager at Volac, and Hsueh-Lui Ho, Global Technical Manager for Feed Additives, for an expert discussion exploring the connection between crop stress, mycotoxin risk and feed quality - and how UltraSorb can support your feed management strategy.

In this webinar, discover:
โฎ• How temperature and rainfall patterns can affect crop stress.
โฎ• Why stressed crops can influence mycotoxin risk.
โฎ• What these hidden risks could mean for feed quality, animal health and farm performance.
โฎ• How feed testing can help identify potential mycotoxin contamination.
โฎ• How UltraSorb can support your approach to managing mycotoxin challenges.

Whether youโ€™re a dairy farmer, livestock producer, nutritionist or feed industry professional, understanding the risks from field to feed can help you make more informed decisions for your animals and your farm.

The more you understand about whatโ€™s in your feed, the better equipped you are to manage the challenges that come with it.

โ–ถ๏ธ Watch the webinar below, or visit our YouTube channel for more insights from Volac Feed Additive Solutions! youtube.com/

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