NOVUS Brings Global Feed Ingredient References Together in One Digital Tool

The leader in intelligent nutrition today announced the launch of the NOVUS® Raw Material Compendium, a digital platform designed to support more informed, data-driven feed formulation strategies. The platform, which is accessible at novusint.com/rawmaterial/, provides nutritionists and feed formulators with a centralized resource to evaluate ingredient variability, compare nutrient values across the most relevant databases, assess internal ingredient data, and explore alternative raw materials. By bringing multiple data sources into one tool, NOVUS is helping to simplify a process that is often complex and time intensive. “Unfortunately, nutritionists haven’t had the time or easy access to examine the differences between those ingredient nutrient variations to ensure optimized formulation. This new digital platform from NOVUS puts data from various sources at their fingertips.”

Global feed ingredient references in one platform

The digital platform includes nutrient composition details for plant and animal protein ingredients, such as palm kernel meal, soybean meal, dried distillers’ grains, feather meal, fish meal, and others. The raw material data was authorized for use from established global references, including the National Research Council (NRC), Association Française de Zootechnie (AFZ), French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Fundación Española para el Desarrollo de la Nutrición Animal (FEDNA), Centraal Veevoeder Bureau (CVB), and the Brazilian Tables for Poultry and Swine.

Compare, visualize, and export ingredient data

After creating an account at novusint.com/rawmaterial/, users can select feed ingredients and nutrients, compare values across datasets, and export comparison charts and tables for further analysis. The tool also allows users to upload their own ingredient datasets to compare them against available references within a private, secure environment.

“Bringing these datasets together in one place supports more consistent evaluation of raw materials and can help streamline formulation decisions,” Castillo says. “It allows nutritionists to work more efficiently while maintaining ownership and confidentiality of their own data.”

From a printed reference to a digital resource

The NOVUS® Raw Material Compendium builds on the company’s history of providing technical resources to the industry. NOVUS previously offered a printed version of the data; the new digital format makes it easier to visualize and compare data, and expands accessibility, allowing users to access information across mobile devices, computers and tablets.

Supporting knowledge across animal agriculture

The compendium is part of NOVUS’ broader commitment to advancing knowledge and supporting the animal agriculture industry. Earlier this year, the company published a white paper called Outsmarting Trypsin Inhibitors that summarized the findings from a decade of its global research on soybean meal quality. The paper is available for download at novusint.com/TIwhitepaper26.