Requirements, specifications, recommendations in poultry nutrition

These three terms are frequently used interchangeably, yet they refer to distinct concepts with different implications for feed formulation and on-farm performance.

Chickens Eating From Trough
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After my recent attendance at the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN 2025) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, I wanted to share my impressions from several presentations that left a strong impact. I was genuinely enthused to see renewed focus on the fundamentals of poultry nutrition – core principles that are too often overlooked in the pursuit of novelty.

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