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Barley instead of wheat in animal diets: Is it possible?

It is no secret anymore: This year’s wheat crop is going to be less than ideal. Many producers are asking whether it is possible to switch entirely to barley.

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Wheat harvest 2019: The worst ever?

It seem this is a bad year for wheat. Low yields, awful quality and above all, unprecedented levels of mycotoxins.

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Moldy animal feed: The bane of summer

If you are active in a market where conditions are hot and humid, then you have heard of moldy feed.

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The fourth dimension in animal antibiotic reduction

Reducing animal antibiotic usage to acceptable levels remains an indefinable target despite the best efforts, even by the most ardent believers of this quest.

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Sow nutrition research addresses calcidiol results

When the Danish Pig Research Centre (SEGES) publishes a report, I am all ears.

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How to pick the right calf starter feed

It is best to evaluate the cost of feeding based on total feeds consumed until heifers are weaned, as opposed to the current, usual practice of comparing prices separately.

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Metabolic acidosis, a silent summer enemy

Animals suffering from metabolic acidosis will reduce their feed intake. I believe this is a good enough reason to pay attention to this barely acknowledged (summer) disorder.

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Avoid knee-jerk reactions with vitamins in premixes

Vitamin prices go up and down; this is just the nature of doing business at an international level. Users of vitamins are either animal producers or

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Picking the correct fiber profile for summer animal diets

When I was in graduate school, fiber was considered a bad thing for monogastric species like poultry and pigs.

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Piglet porridge, an undervalued tool

I have experienced firsthand the positive response of piglets (of any age) to a moist or semi-moist feed offered right after weaning.

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Vitamin D metabolism is obstructed at calcidiol step

Vitamin D is one of the essential fat-soluble vitamins that we routinely supply in all animal diets.

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The upside to vegetarian-fed broilers

With an increasing amount of broiler producers committing to an all-vegetable dietary regimen for their birds, one has to consider, what are we going to do with all the non-vegetable ingredients?

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