Tag: Nutritional science/management: Page 16

Poultry

7 animal proteins to use in poultry feeds

If we manage to convince our consumers that animal proteins are safe and natural to use, then we need to identify the available sources and work on minimizing their problems while maximizing their benefits.

March 5, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Think twice before you hire an animal nutrition consultant

I have been in this business long enough that I have obtained a clear enough picture to know when to say no, and this story explains why sometimes it is better to lose a customer rather than risk your business.

February 28, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Top 3 priorities in every animal nutrition, business program

Set your priorities straight, and keep them in the right order — always!

February 20, 2018

Dairy Cattle

Proper cattle nutrition may differ due to operations goals

Nutritionist from Hubbard Feeds discusses feeding cattle to obtain operational goals.

February 16, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Getting used to expensive vitamins — time to act is now

Today, we see vitamins like E and A being dramatically expensive. Some believe their prices will come down, but others in the know realize that the few players who control the market will not be happy to see low prices again.

February 13, 2018

Dairy Cattle

Basics of NIRS forage and feed analysis for dairy feed

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has become the analytical method of choice for the analysis of many feed materials, particularly forages.

February 9, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

The more, the better — not always true in animal nutrition

All I want to say for this week is to ask your nutritionist to keep evaluating the need for everything that adds cost (monetary or metabolic) to your formulas.

February 6, 2018

Swine

Research finds potential way to replace zinc in pig feed

New study shows that fermented feed may replace zinc oxide in piglet feed by the 2023 phase-out date in the EU.

February 5, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

National Research Council minimum levels of vitamin A, E

Following my last blog, I received many questions, including “What are the NRC levels?” that I had been discussing.

February 1, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Vitamins A and E, now is not time to panic!

During times of crisis, such as the current one on vitamins A and E, it is always not a good idea to start thinking how to rationalize vitamin levels (typical panic reaction).

January 23, 2018

Swine

6 basic feed ingredients in antibiotic-free piglet diets

When sitting down to design a new piglet feed — the first feed to be fed to piglets after weaning (or as a creep feed during suckling) — one is faced with a most daunting challenge.

January 17, 2018

Poultry

How to formulate poultry, swine diets with modern DDGS

Nutritional composition data for DDGS has changed as ethanol industry improves processing

January 12, 2018