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Poultry

Poultry feed demand almost 75 percent higher by 2050?

Based on current productivity, by 2050 global broiler feed production will have to increase by 72 percent and feed for layers will need to increase by 58 percent compared with current levels if projected increases in demand for poultry meat and eggs are to be satisfied.The warning was given by Nick Major, ForFarmers corporate affairs director, during his presentation of the 22nd Terperton Fellowship for Poultry Research Report in London this month.

Brand Insights

5 Ways to Prepare your Facility for AI Implementation

Easy Automation, Inc.

Learn five key areas to target when laying the groundwork for a potential AI implementation at your facility. Brand Insights from Easy Automation, Inc.

Poultry

Register for webinar on broiler chick gut health

Register to attend the webinar, “Optimizing the gut environment for improved performance,” sponsored by MSD Animal Health and presented by WATT Global Media, on Thursday, June 19 at 8:30 a.m. CDT.

Poultry Health & Disease

Combined enzyme & probiotic solution unlocks full feed potential

With a growing global population, the ability to achieve a better value from feed to deliver high-quality protein is the biggest single challenge will producers face in the future. New generations of healthy nutrition solutions, including combinations of feed technologies, will need to deliver sustained or increased levels of profitability through enhanced animal performance and livability to ensure a consistent supply of protein at an affordable cost. This article explores the methods poultry producers can use to achieve these goals.

Ingredients

R&D LifeSciences Protemace Liquid whole-egg protein supplement

The R&D LifeSciences Protemace Liquid whole-egg protein supplement  is stable at room temperature in liquid form and can be directly added to drinking or rations  of poultry or livestock. The antibiotic-free supplement is an all-natural source of immunoglobulins and improves the gut health of broiler chickens while decreasing mortality and clostridial isolation, the company says.

Poultry

New GIPSA poultry, feed weighing and scaling rules effective September 20

With GIPSA rules issued in 2012 changed substantially by Congress in the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act of 2013, attendees at the Poultry Production and Health Seminar heard about the changes, including new provisions related to weighing and scaling of feed that take effect September 20.

Poultry Health & Disease

Poultry nutrition: Implications of changing immune function

Many nutrients are capable of modulating the immune system, said Doug Korver, Poultry Research Centre, University of Alberta, during the pre-show Nutrition and Poultry Health Symposium at the 2013 Midwest Poultry Federation Convention. Nutritional immunomodulation holds great promise as a means to increase poultry productivity and health.

Ingredients

Novus International Sporulin direct-fed microbial

Novus International Inc.

Novus International offers Sporulin direct-fed microbial for poultry gut health. Sporulin is a blend of three strains of Bacillus subtilis. This probiotic can survive harsh conditions during feed pelleting and storage.

Feed Production by Region

New Zealand’s Tegel Poultry achieves world’s best feed conversion

Tegel Poultry focuses on the five pillars of agricultureperformance to achieve the world’s best broiler feed conversion ratio of 155.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

A guide to toxic weed seeds in poultry feed

Toxic weed seeds may be more common than feed producers have realized.

Poultry

ANAVIP – The Panamanian national poultry producers’ association

The Panamanian national poultry producers’ association, ANAVIP, was established in 1973 to support the Panama’s poultry industry. Membership currently comprises 11 companies working across poultry meat and eggs.

Poultry

Poultry performance improves over past decades

Bird performance in the commercial poultry industry has shown a staggering improvement over recent decades. Modern broilers weigh about 2.5 kg at 39 days, with a live-weight feed conversion ratio of 1.6 kg of feed per kilogram of body weight gain.

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