PROJECT TITLE: "DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW FEED SUPPLEMENT FOR ANIMAL FEED TO IMPROVE ANIMAL PERFORMANCE"

• Acronym: ZINCOPPYEAST

• PROJECT NUMBER: NO. 94 ⁄ 2017

• Project coordinator: AVICOLA LUMINA SA

• Project manager: Drd. Eng. VASILE BUNDUC, director of AVICOLA LUMINA SA

• Financed by UEFISCDI – PN III Program: European and International Cooperation

• Name of the Subprogram: Subprogram 3.5. Other European and international initiatives and programs – Traditional EUREKA Projects, EUREKA-Cluster, Eurostars

• Project type: EUREKA Traditional

• Link to the UEFISCDI page:  www.uefiscdi.gov.ro

• The value of the project;

• From the budget: 1,500,000.00 RON

• Co-financing: 955,620.00 RON

• Total 2,455,620.00 RON

• Start date of the RO contract: 03/11/2017

• Date of conclusion of the RO contract: 03/11/2020

End date of the project (including the reporting period of economic effects): 03/11/2023 Consortium component:Project coordinator: AVICOLA LUMINA SA. Legal Representative Dr. Eng. Vasile Bunduc. Project Director Dr. Eng. Vasile Bunduc Partner 1: PHARMACORP INNOVATION. Legal Representative Dr. Eng.Diana BARBULESCU. Project manager P1 Dr. Eng.Diana BARBULESCU. Partner 2: AGSIRA SRL. Legal representative Eng. NEGRILA Radian Nicolae. Project manager P 2 Eng. NEGRILA Radian Nicolae. Partner 3: NATIONAL RESEARCH-DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL BIOLOGY AND NUTRITION – IBNA BALOTESTI. Legal representative Prof. Dr. Horia GROSU. Project manager P3 Dr. Daniela MARIN. Partner 4: Szent István University, Dept. Appl. Chem., Faculty of Food Science (HUNGARY)–P4 . Represented by János Tőzsér, Dr. Rector and Ferenc Magyar Chancellor. Jókainé Dr. Zsuzsanna Szatura. Partner 5: ADEXGO Kft. Represented by Tamás Tóth Dr. (Managing Director). Dr. Hajnalka Hingyi. Contact: Eng. VASILE BUNDUC – tel: 0040 241 251 050, email: [email protected] Project summary:

The main scientific and technical goal of this project is to obtain innovative products: a feed supplement for animal feed for the development of new feed recipes, based mainly on a mixture of spent brewer’s yeast from the brewing industry with enriched wet yeast biomass with microelements (organic zinc), polyphenols and vitamins and also a mixture of used brewer’s yeast with inorganic zinc. The comparative test will be done “in vivo” on laying hens and the antioxidant activity will be evaluated. Through these activities, the “ZINCOPPYEAST” consortium will contribute to a better characterization of the new products and provide scientific knowledge regarding the effect of the new product on the condition general health of laying hens and their ability to improve stress response.

The recovery of used brewer’s yeast will be very important for the environment, because it was considered a waste. Also, in this project, we will determine the homogeneity, shelf life and stability of yeast-based supplement with zinc, polyphenols, vitamins, in different premixes of laying hens, concentrates and feeds. During the production of bird feed, several technological procedures are carried out, which involve the use of high temperatures (pelletization-crushing, sanitization, expansion). The organoleptic (sensory) characteristics of eggs produced by hens will be analyzed. Innovative bio-ingredients as new feed supplements for new animal feed recipes will then be submitted as patent applications.