Ioannis MavromichalisIoannis Mavromichalis, Ph.D., is an animal nutrition industry consultant. To contact Mavromichalis, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 54Animal Nutrition ViewsAnimal feed additives in the matrixIf you are "the One,” then you can thrive outside the matrix, but if you are like any other good animal feed additive in the world, chances are your days are few if you do not enter the matrix.Animal Nutrition ViewsNew developments in layer hen feedingA single diet offered during the early hours of the light period with some source of calcium top-dresses during the afternoon is the standard feeding program for layers worldwide. A new method has been proposed that adapts the normal behavior of the hen to the requirements of modern farming.Animal Nutrition ViewsAnimal feed product R&D are two separate operationsIn my later years of stay in Spain, I happened to be contracted as a consultant by a very good nutrition company who was blessed in having their own research farm of very high standards. Lamentably, what they had in abundance in research resources hey lacked in common sense.PoultryHow to make homemade poultry, pig trace mineral premixesMost animal feed producers, especially the smaller ones, buy a pre-made blend of vitamins and trace minerals. A homemade trace mineral premix makes more sense when large quantities of feed are farm-mixed, or if labor is inexpensive.Animal Nutrition ViewsQuality versus cost: To feed, or not to feed?I have always been an advocate of high-quality piglet feeds. In fact, I abandoned my dreams for an academic career only because the then top piglet nutrition company offered me the position of nutritionist in the U.S.PoultryUnderstanding potassium’s role in animal feed dietsModern nutritionial thinking considers potassium an important mineral that plays a significant role in animal feed diets under specific conditions.Animal Nutrition ViewsSo many ‘phyt-anicals’ available, which one to pick?This week I am attending EuroTier 2016, and what a great show it is. But, apart from the hullabaloo, dinners, hand shaking and old stories with friends, I am managing to do some work as well.Animal Nutrition ViewsZinc, copper alternatives for broiler and pig dietsZinc oxide is an old friend of pigs, but an enemy to the environment and toxic to broilers when used at pharmacological doses. Copper sulphate is an even older friend to both pigs and poultry, but still not the best thing to dump into the fields through manure when used at growth-promoting levels.Poultry5 guidelines for alternative animal feed ingredients“There is nothing better for pigs than a corn- and soybean meal-based diet.” This is what my professors told us at Kansas State University and University of Illinois, and they were right!Animal Nutrition ViewsEuroTier 2016 is right around the cornerIn exactly two weeks from now on November 15, EuroTier 2016 will open its doors. And again, I will be there. Perhaps there are better shows than EuroTier, but I have yet to visit them.Animal Nutrition ViewsBroiler wet litter solutions through feed formulationBroilers and wet litter are a perennial problem that will not go away as long as we raise broilers the way we do now — on litter. Apart from the common causes due to disease, ventilation and watering problems, nutrition has a role to play.Animal Nutrition ViewsMoving on from old-book animal feed formulasHow is it possible that students with degrees in animal nutrition do not know how to formulate a simple diet? I just received another email from an animal nutrition graduate with a master's degree asking me for references to learn how to formulate feeds.Previous PagePage 54 of 77Next Page
