Tag: Nutritional science/management: Page 32

Animal Nutrition Views

Preventing fishy eggs with the right feed ingredients

Fish meal remains a choice-ingredient in layer diets. Several large egg producers use fish meal as a means of providing a bit of extra nutrition to their layers.

April 12, 2016

Swine

Adding copper sulfate to antibiotic-free piglet diets

From my attendance at the EAAP-Animine Academy in Paris last September, where I had the opportunity to refresh my knowledge on zinc and copper, I am offering some thoughts regarding the use of an old feed additive that comes to the rescue of zinc oxide.

April 5, 2016

Poultry

Feed formulation: Novel biomolecules in animal proteins

Animal proteins, such as those derived from milk, blood and eggs, are esteemed highly for their nutritive value. New evidence and current market thinking have provided further insights into the employment of such animal-derived ingredients, especially towards the direction of bioactive compounds.

April 4, 2016

Latest News

Nutriad hosts conference at ILDEX

The 6th ILDEX exposition was recently in Vietnam. More than 7,000 visitors attended the exhibition or participated in one of the conferences that elaborated on the latest trends in livestock and aquaculture production.

March 31, 2016

Animal Nutrition Views

Creating a universal broiler vitamin, trace mineral premix

I have been tasked to create a universal vitamin and trace mineral premix, suitable for all broiler genetics. But, is there such a thing as a universal premix?

March 29, 2016

Poultry

Understanding specialty soy proteins in a global market

Soybeans remain the most efficient source of oil, and the animal industry continues to enjoy soybeans as a primary source of protein in the form of soybean meal. It merits understanding their method of production and market position in order to fully comprehend the soy protein industry and the uses of these ingredients.

March 29, 2016

Poultry

Can vitamin E be reduced or replaced in animal feeds?

Here are six very important aspects relating to vitamin E that every nutrition professional should keep in mind when setting dietary specifications for this expensive nutrient.

March 28, 2016

Poultry

Formulating pig, poultry diets: a nutritionist’s preferences

Each nutritionist has a favorite set of feedstuff book values, and here I present my own, based on my experiences as a field nutritionist and consultant — use with caution!

March 23, 2016

Poultry

Broiler super pre-starter formulation secrets revealed

Formulating a commercial super pre-starter does not have to be a secret; here we talk about it with real commercial experiences.

March 16, 2016

Home

How low can we get with lactose?

Writing a chapter on lactose for my forthcoming book and talking with a feed manufacturer in Canada regarding the maximum levels of lactose in piglet diets reminded me that lactose remains an inconclusive subject for most nutrition professionals.

March 15, 2016

Poultry

3 reasons feed additives fail, how to make them succeed

I have identified three common features among feed additives that fail to make an impact on the market and another three traits that characterize those that succeed.

March 14, 2016

Dairy Cattle

Preventing common metabolic disorders in dairy cattle

With correct management and nutrition, significant reductions in the incidence of the most common metabolic diseases in dairy cows can be achieved.

March 9, 2016