Animal Nutrition Views: Page 35

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A splash of olive oil, a glass of red wine for broilers

I want us to consider existing and future technologies that can bring antioxidants from the olive tree and the grape vine into the daily diet of broilers.

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Electrolyte balance in super pre-starter broiler feeds

A recent research report from Sweden, presented during the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) conference in early May 2017, indicated that broilers during the first week post-hatch may benefit from an increased dietary electrolyte balance.

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Is FCR always the right profitability index for broilers?

We often forget that the efficiency by which animals convert feed to products like body weight, eggs or milk (often called feed conversion rate or FCR) is but an index, and not always related to true profitability.

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6 future global animal feed industry challenges

With global compound feed volume exceeding 1 billion tons for the first time, and another 300-plus million home-mixed tons, there is widespread concern about the next challenge to be faced by the animal feed industry.

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Educating your customers, not the competition

Quite often, I am asked why I no longer use references in my articles. The reason is that an article remains a story about a problem.

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Following versus leading in agribusiness

I have seen two patterns in the agribusiness industry, both successful: those who copy, and those who invent.

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Tryptophan in animal feed: expensive, functional

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid for all animals. It must be provided in the feed of monogastric animals in the form of intact proteins or as feed-grade L-tryptophan.

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Future of enzyme research in animal nutrition

A prominent enzyme researcher mentioned that if we want something better than an improved xylanase — when it comes to fiber enzymes — we must keep dreaming. Taking this piece of advice to heart, I decided to dream.

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Zinc oxide in EU animal nutrition will be banned again

Again, the politicians in the European Union (EU) have decided to meddle with animal nutrition.

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Calcium in livestock feed is everywhere — beware

There is much talk going on about calcium in diets for monogastric animals. Too much, and it interferes with other mineral nutrition; not enough, and it will harm productivity.

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Are anti-inflammatory biomolecules the next hot topic?

There is a vigorous attempt by some additive companies to identify biomolecules, most of a natural background, with strong anti-inflammatory activity.

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Why do feed additives work better in broilers?

Some additives are believed to work better in poultry, and specifically in broilers, than in pigs. Is there a real basis behind this popular belief?

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