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 | August 3, 2020

Providing calcium to layers is immensely trickier than doing the same for any other farm animal. When discussing […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | July 27, 2020

A very sobering discussion of the virtues and hurdles of NIR, as applied today and in the future, […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | July 20, 2020

A recent invited review looked at this specific group of polyphenols as a potential antibiotic replacement. Tannins used […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | July 13, 2020

Lutein intake is below what is considered essential for good eye health in humans, and eggs are the […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | July 6, 2020

In young broilers, it is important to establish a healthy microbiota as soon as possible. In a recent […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | June 29, 2020

There is an increasing need for more plant-based proteins to feed specialty species. Concentrated plant proteins made a […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | June 22, 2020

A recent commercial experience helped bring me up to speed with poultry gut health nutrition interactions. Just a […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | June 15, 2020

A list of past articles on handling heat stress in high-producing animals The proliferation of webinars during the […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | June 8, 2020

Among 4 distinct additives, probiotics and butyric acid were selected as top products Last week, I conducted a […]

Ioannis Mavromichalis | June 1, 2020

Group of researchers asks if early growth benefits can be maintained until market age I was recently involved […]