Antibiotic reduction in animal feed using forest derived additives

Important results from the project

Organofuel has a technology for converting forest-based raw materials into a substance called "capsaicin" that has potential to be used as a natural substitute for antibiotics in animal feed. The company is first in the world with such a technology. In this project we have tested our innovation and product together with a partner/potential customer and scaled up our production capacity. The results are promising and a patent application is scheduled to be submitted during next year.

Expected long term effects

The primary goal of the project was to produce test data and a feed prototype containing our capsaicin. In this context, the company managed to develop a first version feed prototype and evaluate it together with a potential customer / partner. The results showed that the product has potential but more work is needed before it is commercially ready. Our chemists also managed to improve the process for the capsaicin production. A patent application is scheduled to be filed during next year

Approach and implementation

The project was divided into three work packages (WP) WP1 was about scaling up the capsaicin process to be able to deliver enough material to the tests WP2 was about incorporating capsaicin into a feed mix prototyp WP3 was about generating data, analyze and evaluate the effect of capsaicin in animal feed. The project shows that innovation has commercial potential but that more work is needed before innovation is ready for commercial launch. This applies both to product customization to the customer but also to the regulations that handle this type of product.