USSEC provided technical assistance to one of the largest poultry operations in the Mexican state of Aguas Calientes.
USSEC consultants Carlos Campabadal and Carlos Espinosa provided technical assistance to Sabro Pollo, which produces 900,000 broilers and 15,000 metric tons (MT) of broiler feed weekly. The company purchases 3600 to 4000 MT per month of U.S. soybean meal from a local company.

Topics discussed were the advantages of using U.S. soybean meal as a source of protein and problems that may be experienced in broiler performance with the use of high levels of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGs) such as reduction in gains and feed conversion due to the rancidity of the oil, high fiber content, low amino acids digestibility, and the presence of mycotoxins in this product. The USSEC consultants recommended the use of U.S. soybean oil, because it has higher energy levels and is an excellent product, especially for pre-starter diets.
The second visit was to FOGASA, which produces 20,000 MT/month of feed. During this visit, the consultants discussed the use of special sources of U.S. bypass protein in dairy cattle such as SoyPlus and several nutrition and management topics to help increase the use of U.S. soybean meal.
The last company visited was Nutry Pollo. This company produces 5 million broilers per cycle and produces 9,000 MT of broiler feed, purchasing 2,500 to 3,000 MT of U.S. soybean meal. The topics discussed were related to the level of urease in soybean meal, and the methodology to measure this parameter as well as the optimum level (0.01 -0.05) to process soybean meal. The consultants also discussed the use of enzymes, mycotoxins in the corn, tannins in the sorghum, and the importance of making a good pre-starter diet. Because this company is using free fatty acids as a source of energy, it was recommended to change to soybean oil and the use of full fat soybean meal since they have an Anderson extruder.