Ioannis Mavromichalis

Ioannis Mavromichalis 2026

Ioannis Mavromichalis, Ph.D., is an animal nutrition industry consultant. To contact Mavromichalis, email [email protected].

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Animal Nutrition Views
When does a piglet feed need more acidification, and when it does not?
Acidification works best when it supports a good diet.
Group Of Piglets
Animal Nutrition Views
Are specialty proteins worth their cost in starter feeds?
If the ingredient improves digestibility, helps feed intake and reduces nutritional shock after weaning, the cost is justified.
Group Of Piglets Eating
Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients
Finding the ideal balance between soybeans and amino acids
The challenge is in understanding how to use both effectively and how far protein reduction can be pushed without narrowing the margin for consistent performance.
Soybeans Amino Acids Scale
Animal Nutrition
Formulating feed for economic optimum amino acid nutrition
In practice, feeding programs must bridge the gap between theoretical requirements and the realities of commercial production.
Broilers Chickens At Feeder
Animal Nutrition Views
How low can crude protein go before piglet performance slips?
Once protein reduction starts to limit intake, amino acid balance or growth potential, you are no longer formulating cleverly.
Group Of Piglets
Animal Nutrition Views
Feed intake matters more than formula elegance right after weaning
Right after weaning, the best formula in the world means very little if piglets do not eat it.
Piglets Feed
Animal Nutrition Views
The first piglet diet post-weaning should fix one bottleneck
The first piglet diet after weaning often fails because we ask it to do too many jobs at the same time.
Piglets Feed
Animal Nutrition Views
The importance of creep feeding for smoother piglet weaning
Creep feed teaches the piglet that feed comes from a feeder, smells a certain way, and can be eaten without the sow nearby.
Piglets In Pen
Animal Nutrition Views
How trypsin inhibitors affect young animals
Piglets are highly sensitive, but broiler chicks and pre-weaned calves may be even more vulnerable.
Piglets
Animal Nutrition Views
What trypsin inhibitors really do to young animals
Trypsin inhibitor activity often acts as a quiet performance drain that gradually increases feed cost per unit of gain.
Trypsin
Animal Nutrition Views
How often should we test soybean meal quality?
Frequent testing can turn quality control (QC) into risk management.
Soybeans And Pods
Animal Nutrition Views
Why urease activity and KOH solubility only make sense together
Together, these tests provide a rapid screen for biological safety and protein value — the two outcomes that ultimately matter in feed performance.
Soybean Meal
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