AB Vista Broadens Gut-Health Portfolio with Product Acquisition
AB Vista has extended its product offering with the acquisition of Progres®, a natural additive from Finnish biosciences company Hankkija.
Progres® is a patented natural resin acids product that improves gut integrity by reducing inflammation and stimulates tissue recovery with a healing effect. It also beneficially modulates intestinal microbiota, favouring butyrate producers and lactobacilli, reducing the growth of Gram-positive pathogens.
First developed in 2015, Progres® improves performance in poultry, swine and ruminants, and is an important part of antibiotic-free production systems.
AB Vista’s Managing Director Juan Ignacio Fernández said: “Progres® is an exciting natural product based on strong research and scientific background that supports a more sustainable approach to animal production, so fits well with our whole ethos at AB Vista.
“Adding Progres® to our portfolio expands the support we can provide nutritionists, veterinarians and production managers, looking for strategies and production programmes that deliver improved gut health, nutritional optimisation, and food safety & security. This acquisition also demonstrates our commitment to growing our offer into the wider additives market.”