Tag: Nutritional science/management: Page 15

Poultry

HKScan switching to domestic protein feed for chickens

Thanks to a recent animal feed innovation, HKScan Kariniemen chicken farms will be the first in Finland to entirely replace soy-based protein with domestic pulses such as broad beans in animal feed.

April 6, 2018

Poultry

Animal feed’s role in improving immune response

Animal feed assists immunity mechanisms in livestock and plays several roles in animal health maintenance.

April 5, 2018

Poultry

Improve broiler feed efficiency with antioxidative capacity

How much can FCR be influenced by antioxidative capacity in broilers?

April 5, 2018

Poultry Health & Disease

Bacteriophages may offer antibiotic alternative for feed

As agriculture looks to reduce antibiotic use, bacteriophages could be used to prevent and treat bacterial infections in animals and humans.

April 5, 2018

Feed Production by Region

Evonik to stop production of L-threonine in Kaba, Hungary

Evonik said it will stop amino acid production at its site in Kaba, Hungary, by the end of April.

April 3, 2018

Poultry

6 no-antibiotics-ever broiler production nutrition tips

When faced with the prospect of no-antibiotics-ever production methods, one would be excused to ask: What happens if birds get sick after all?

April 1, 2018

Poultry

A modern solution to expensive vitamins A, E

All animal feed ingredients are bound, from time to time, to become so expensive that their participation in formulas is questioned.

April 1, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Trace minerals implicated in animal immune system functions

We want animals to have a strong immune system to fight against pathogens, but we also require this expensive and energy/nutrient consuming mechanism to remain dormant when not needed.

March 27, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Animal feed ingredients: Limestone, or oyster shells?

In my opinion, when we discuss any source of calcium — be it pure calcium carbonate, limestone or oyster shells — we must evaluate three parameters.

March 15, 2018

Dairy Cattle

Low-fat distillers grains reduce milk fat depression

Studies show milk fat depression is an issue in diets with conventional DDGS, but revealed reduced risk with low-fat DDGS inclusions.

March 7, 2018

Poultry

Feeding broilers a Mediterranean diet

Healthy eating is not exactly what we have in mind when it comes to feeding broilers, as such a notion is related with longevity in humans.

March 7, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Selling commodities, added-value nutrition not the same

There are two ways of selling: sell commodities, or added value. Let me explain.

March 6, 2018