Ioannis MavromichalisIoannis Mavromichalis, Ph.D., is an animal nutrition industry consultant. To contact Mavromichalis, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 53Poultry7 alternative vegetable protein sources for broilersThere are minor, local sources of protein that can offer the benefits of volume and low prices. When such opportunity arises, broiler producers are enticed to use these alternative, protein-rich ingredients, but results are often disappointing.Animal Nutrition ViewsFeed formulation cost: How far can you stretch a dollar?Nutritionists, and everyone who formulates diets for animals, often discount the significance of small increments in formulation cost.Animal Nutrition Views6 sources of poultry nutrition informationThis list will provide you with enough information to communicate with a poultry nutrition expert at a more advanced level of understanding.Animal Nutrition ViewsNew animal feed additive: activated silicon dioxideQuite often, I complain about the lack of new feed additives. Not this time, however, as I have come across something that makes me less pessimistic about the slowing pace of research towards innovative products.Animal Nutrition ViewsDoes country of origin define soybean meal quality?I am quite often asked why each soybean meal of different origin requires a distinct feed specification matrix record.Animal Nutrition ViewsMany fermentation products, not enough know-howI have mentioned several times that producers of fermentation-derived ingredients are among those most protective of their technology.Poultry5 advanced feed formulation secrets about mineralsFeed formulation remains 10 percent science and 90 percent experience, not because there is no sufficient scientific background to support this exercise of balance, but rather because it remains a job learned after college.Animal Nutrition ViewsNew feed additives trend: one product, many applicationsGone are the days when a single animal feed additive was used for one purpose. Take phytase, for example.PoultryMineral relative bioavailability misconceptions explainedWhile visiting EuroTier 2016 last November, I had several discussions that involved minerals in animal feeds: the likes of copper, zinc, manganese, phosphorus and calcium. Regardless of the purpose of the discussion or the mineral in question, I often encountered a misconception.Animal Nutrition Views3 textbooks I pledge to read in 2017As the years pass, and I get deeper and deeper in nutrition matters, I realize that some basic knowledge begins to fade due to lack of frequent use.Animal Nutrition ViewsRethinking EU animal production business modelAmong the many products and services presented at EuroTier, some of which gave me excellent insight on the future of the nutrition business, I noticed something of a paradox.Animal Nutrition ViewsThe value of digestible calcium specificationsLately, I have seen considerable effort to start using available/digestible calcium figures, and I cannot understand why.Previous PagePage 53 of 77Next Page
