ARBOCEL®

insoluble, functional
crude fiber concentrate

Broiler Breeder

Scientifically proven !
Insoluble fibers – the recommendation
from the poultry specialists

Unique
Technology:

Fibrillation

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 Fibrillation

Your competitive edge – ARBOCEL® crude fiber concentrate !

The unique crude fiber concentrate with HPC-fibrillated fiber.

Your commanding lead – Your advantage –

special JRS process engineering ! maximum fiber power !

EPT
Technologies
The JRS corporate group disposes of a
sophisticated modular system (EPT)
of unique technologies for processing
vegetable fibers.
Fibrillation With its HPC-fibrillation from plant fibers,
JRS holds a technological lead in the
market that assures you a competitive
edge. The specifically developed unique
milling technology unlocks the maximum
water binding effect of the crude fiber
concentrate – aimed at pioneering usage
in animal feed products.
Crude fiber concentrates are not all the same!
ARBOCEL® and VITACEL® crude fiber concentrates from
JRS possess incomparable characteristics on account
of the unique HPC-fibrillated fiber, which absorbs
significantly more water than non-fibrillated fibers.
Moisture is immediately assimilated into the fiber and
can be resorbed again later in the organism of the
animal.
Your competitive edge – ARBOCEL®
The crude fiber concentrate with
unique fiber technology !

Scientifically proven:
What happens with HPC-fibrillation ?
In a multi-stage processing step, the fiber structure is „Better litter quality & reduced incidence
broken down into its finest fibrillate structure by subject- of foot pad lesions”
ing the fibers to external air pressure. (University of Applied Science Osnabrück,
Finally, the product is rebuilt in the familiar, granulated Germany, 2013)
portioning texture by means of so-called 3D processing.
„Increased number of eggs, improved
hatchability & reduced mortality in
broiler breeders”
fibrillation zone (American University of Beirut, 2014)
high
pressure
zone fiber bundel „Improve egg production & fertility
as compared to Inulin and control”
(Mohit-Asli et al., 2012, Poultry Science 91)
HPC-fibrillation, ARBOCEL® HPC-fibrillated fiber network
systematic process view Scale: 100-times magnified „Improved flock uniformity in
(graphic) (macro image)
broiler breeder pullets”
(WPC Poland, 2015)

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 Release
the Power of Fiber

HPC
Fibrillation JRS Fiber Water

HPC
Fibrillation JRS Fiber
8
Sec.

800 %
Water Binding Capacity
3
 ARBOCEL®
Crude Fiber Concentrate

The fiber source makes the difference !

ARBOCEL® HPC-fibrillated crude fiber concentrate made Highest crude fiber concentrate, 100 % insoluble fiber
from lignocellulose with a crude fiber content of more
ARBOCEL® Conventional
than 70 % – more than just conventional crude fiber ! Advantages: crude fibers
Disadvantages
• Highest purity
• Lignocellulose from untreated spruce wood without bark • Standardized composition • High mycotoxin
• Constantly high quality contamination
70 %
• The highest purity standards • High plate count
• Soluble fibers
• The highest quality standards with • Nutrient binding
HACCP and QS certification
• Our quality management is certified according to
DIN ISO 9001:2008
70 % crude fiber content approx. 10 %
ARBOCEL® Types: 100 % insoluble fiber crude fiber content only!
ARBOCEL® R (powdered)
ARBOCEL® RC (compacted)
Excellent water binding capacity 1:8 !
ARBOCEL® RC Fine (compacted, fine)
ARBOCEL® RC-P (pelleted) Water holding capacity (WHC)

900

Inclusion rate: 800 800 %

700
Broiler: 0.6 % – 0.8 %
600
Broiler Breeders: 0.8 % – 1.0 % 500
%

400
ARBOCEL®

300
200
100

0
wheat bran sunflower- grass cobs
groats

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Problem: How will ARBOCEL® reduce hunger stress ?

• Target weight in a broiler after 5 weeks is 2 kg • Insoluble fiber like ARBOCEL® makes the digesta
• Target weight in a breeder 600 g stay longer in the gizzard
• These 1.4 kg are the challenge • Swelling capacity will improve the gut fill as well

Solution:
Skip a day in pullets or restriction in laying stage.

Hunger stress as a result

ARBOCEL® will minimize the hunger stress and the

associated signs like
• Wet litter
• Cannibalism & feather pecking

Mode of action
•Commercial broiler chicken lines have been
genetically selected for rapid growth

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Crude Fiber Concentrate

Better performance broiler breeder

Reduced mortality of the hens and less dirty eggs Animals:

cause a significantly improved profitability as the Broiler breeder Ross 308 strain, 26,000 layers, 2,600
number of hatchable eggs increases. roosters

Scientifically proven Design:

In 2014 the American University of Beirut examined 2 Groups in 3 replicates
the influence of ARBOCEL® in feed of broiler breeders. Control: 0.8 % wheat bran
Positive impact of ARBOCEL® on the performance of Trial: 0.8 % ARBOCEL® Instead.
broiler breeder was detected: Corn-soybean meal based formulation (isoenergetic,
isonitrogenous)

Mortality and hatchable eggs Trial duration:

33 week old birds / 6 month period
Group Hen mortality (%) Hatching eggs/hen housed Hatchability (%)

Control 11.39 105.6 67.8

ARBOCEL® 9.44 109.4 72.9
®
Farran, AUB Lebanon (2014) Influence of ARBOCEL on performance parameters
with broiler breeders
Trial summary
The replacement of 0.8 % wheat bran by
Hatchability 0.8 % ARBOCEL® results in a better performance
Month wise (mean) and higher profit.
Profit increase: 2 US Dollar per hen housed by
Hatchability (%)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
using ARBOCEL® due to the better hatchability,
Group month month month month month month
b b b b b b
reduced mortality and the increased number of
Control 73.0 71.8 74.2 66.7 62.9 58.0
ARBOCEL ®
83.3
a
77.7
a
76.9
a
71.1
a
66.3
a
62.0
a hatching eggs.
Farran, AUB Libanon (2014) Influence of ARBOCEL® on performance
parameters of broiler breeders
a,b: means within a column without common superscripts differ significant (p<0.05 )

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 Insoluble fiber is the
better fiber for breeders ARBOCEL®

Soluble vs. Insoluble Fiber Trial 2: Poultry Science 91: 3097-3106

Trial 1: Animal 5: 8, pp 1247 ff Aim of the trial:

Evaluate the effect of two fibrous feed stuffs with
Aim of the trial: different physicochemical characteristics on selected
Evaluate the effect of soluble vs. insoluble fiber parameters. Inulin as soluble fiber extracted from
on the wet litter issue in breeder pullets chicory roots and cellulose (ARBOCEL®) as insoluble
fiber from wood origin have been trialed.
Design:
• 720 Ross 308 Breeders Material and methods:
• Trial period from day 19 till 109 • 360 hens and 60 male broiler breeders (Ross 308)
• Variation of the fiber composition (soluble vs. • Trial period: 44 weeks of age until 55 weeks of age
insoluble) by variation of the beet pulp and the oat (post peak production)
hull amount in feed • Treatments: fiber sources (cellulose, inulin) included
at 3 % at the expense (wt:wt) of double-washed sand
Result: • Feed: corn, soybean meal, corn gluten meal, wheat
bran, amino acids, premix
Control High fiber (insoluble) High fiber (soluble)
(low fiber) 90 % insoluble NSP 79 % insoluble NSP
Results:
Litter moisture a b c
59 30 75 Fiber Egg production Egg weight Fertility Hatchability FCR
(%)
source (%) (g) (%) (%) (g/g)
Control 56.9b 69.9 75.9a 70.5 4.73
Inulin 59.8 ab
69.2 83.4b 73.2 4.36
Conclusion: ARBOCEL® 62.9a 69.2 82.9b 75.5 4.19
Just 11 % extra soluble fiber caused SEM 1.65 0.39 2.05 2.01 0.20

massive wet litter issues.

Summary and conclusion:
The insoluble fiber ARBOCEL® is much more efficient
in boosting the performance of broiler breeders
compared to the soluble fiber source inulin.

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Crude Fiber Concentrate

Reduce feather pecking and cannibalism

Feather pecking is a major problem in layers. Often it

leads to cannibalism and a high mortality rate.

Many dietary factors are discussed as a cause for

cannibalism. Low protein diets, low sodium intake as
well as a lack of some essential amino acids are seen
as a cause of cannibalism.
There is strong evidence that fiber deficiency is heavily
involved in feather pecking and cannibalism.

Scientifically proven
The University of Hohenheim, Germany (2000) evalu-
Mode of action
ated the influence of ARBOCEL® on feather pecking and
Feather pecking is a sign of crude fiber deficiency.
feather conditions in layers.
• In the gizzard of birds with cannibalism prob-
Feather Feather conditions* lems a significantly increased amount of
pecking (%) Head + Neck Chest feathers was found.
Trial 2.9 0.11 1.21 • Feathers have the same impact on intestinal
Control 10.8 0.31 1.58 peristalsis as insoluble fiber.
Results of University of Hohenheim Trial (2000), Germany
*0 = intact feathering; 5 = no feathers left

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 Drier litter ARBOCEL®

Wet litter is associated with foot pad lesions, breast American University of Beirut, Lebanon 2011
blisters, dirty eggs, necrotic enteritis and more. To im- 0.8 % ARBOCEL® caused significantly reduced litter
prove litter quality in terms of humidity means an improve- moisture in a broiler trial
ment of the general health status as well.
Control ARBOCEL®

• Less bunions Litter humidity (%) 36.1 b 26.6 a

• Less breast blisters Influence of ARBOCEL® on litter quality in broilers (AUB 2011)
a,b: means within a row with no common superscripts
• Less problems with coccidiosis differ significant (p<0.01)

Scientifically proven Animals:

The positive effect of insoluble JRS fiber sources on • 1200 day old broilers, Ross 308
litter quality has been demonstrated by different • 100 animals per group in 12 floor pens;
universities: 6 pens control, 6 pens trial
• Central Luzon State University, Philippines 2010
0.8 % ARBOCEL® caused significantly reduced litter Design:
moisture in a broiler trial • Feed: corn/soy formulation
• La Trobe University, Australia 2011 ° Control: 0.8 % wheat bran
®
0.8 % ARBOCEL® caused significantly reduced litter ° Trial: 0.8 % ARBOCEL instead of wheat bran
moisture in a layer trial
• Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran 2011 Trial duration:
significant reduction in litter moisture • 38 days
(Poult Sci 2011 90:2008-2012)

Mode of action ARBOCEL® acts like a sponge

ARBOCEL® as 100 % insoluble fiber accelerates • Binds water where required (mainly in
the intestinal transit and thus the upper part of the intestinal tract)
• Minimizes risk of colonization of harmful • Releases water where physiologically intended
bacteria that causes wet litter (mainly in the lower part of the intestinal tract)
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Crude Fiber Concentrate

Less dirty eggs

Field trial Mexico 2015

Aim of the trial:

Take out significant amounts of wheat bran which is
the main contaminant for mycotoxines

Design:
• Trial period from week 24 to 38
• Ross 308 breeders
• Take out 8 % wheat bran and use 1 % ARBOCEL®
instead (fiber equivalent)
• Reformulate to match energy and protein target
level
Mode of action
Results: • ARBOCEL® as insoluble fiber will reduce the
viscosity of the digesta. This makes the faeces
Control ARBOCEL® less sticky
Dirty eggs 5% <1% • Minimize the mycotoxin risk by using
Hatchability Week 24-38 85.3 % 87 % ARBOCEL® instead of wheat bran

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 Literature ARBOCEL®

Dietary fiber – the forgotten nutrient Practical application of raw fiber concentrate
J. Michard, Hubbard in poultry production
International Poultry production – Volume 19 No. 7 K. Piechocka-Warzecha1, R. Sapierzyński2,
M. Gumowski3, K. Sartowska4
1
H&P2 Odchów I Hodowla Drobiu,
2
Diluted breeder diets have beneficial effects Zajklad Patomofologii Zwiezat SGGW w Warszawie,
3
• Feed clean up is increased by 5 -15 min in rearing EKOLOPON Sp z.o.o,
4
and 30 - 90 min in production = less hunger stress Rettenmaier Polska Sp z.o.o.
1
• Better flock uniformity ul. Szeroka 45, 44-246 Palowice
2
• More calm birds, less feather pecking ul. Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warszawa
3
• Better litter quality Grabki Duze 82, 28-255 Sydlów
4
• Liveability in rearing and production is improved ul. Bitwny Warszawaskiej 1920 r 7b 02-366 Warzawa

Insoluble fiber is the best choice for dilution due to

all the negative effects of soluble fibers (reduced WPSA Poland 2015:
digestion, wet litter)
Design: 18600 Breeders Cobb 500 in 2 groups.

Control: Standard feed

Trial: 1 % ARBOCEL® on top

Trial period: week 10 till week 18

Result: flock uniformity improved by 2.3 %

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