Animal Nutrition Views

Dr. Ioannis Mavromichalis is an animal nutritionist holding graduate degrees from Kansas State University (MSc) and University of Illinois (PhD). He is the Principal of Ariston Nutrition Consulting International. He may be contacted at [email protected]. See all author stories and blogs.

Ioannis Mavromichalis | January 23, 2023

Linseed oil can reduce the degradation of dietary protein in the rumen Linseed meal was the “oil meal” […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | January 16, 2023

Several questions arise when it comes to supplementing feedlot beef rations with yeast In my endeavor with feedlot […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | January 9, 2023

Under this scheme, which was developed in the UK, fattening beef cattle were treated like fattening pigs. Where […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | January 3, 2023

Two-thirds of poll respondents thought positively about this practice In a recent poll I conducted on LinkedIn, I […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | December 27, 2022

The gestation period is where the future productivity of the whole farm rests Gestating sows are the most […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | December 19, 2022

There are 3 main reasons a feeding program could result in diarrhea in piglets The origins of some […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | December 16, 2022

Finishing pigs see fewer effects of undermixing in studies One of the ways considered to reduce energy costs […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | December 5, 2022

With phosphorus prices very high, find out ways to reduce the amount of added phosphates in some feeds […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | November 28, 2022

We need no new research, just a compilation of existing work and careful interpretation When I was a […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | November 21, 2022

What was banned was not zinc oxide, but the high dosages of zinc from any source As expected, […]