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Animal Nutrition Views

Is this the beginning of broiler industry deglobalization?

A few years ago, a European bank specializing in agricultural matters reviewed the French broiler industry and predicted its demise due to cheaper imports unless the market switched to a niche model.

July 11, 2017

Animal Nutrition Views

Observations of the European poultry nutrition symposium

When I decided to attend the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) in early May 2017, I did so thinking it would be an opportunity to update myself on the latest happenings of the industry.

June 6, 2017

Animal Nutrition Views

Poultry nutritionists: Get ready for ESPN 2017 next week

The European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition has become an important scientific event globally, taking place every two years.

May 2, 2017

Animal Nutrition Views

Using classic poultry nutrition against coccidiosis

As anti-coccidial drugs become ineffective or banned in poultry production, alternatives are needed.

March 21, 2017

Animal Nutrition Views

Common additives to replace antibiotics in US broiler feeds

The United States is following the arduous path already taken by the European Union, at least when it comes to banning growth-promoting antibiotics in broiler diets.

March 7, 2017

Animal Nutrition Views

Poultry foot-pad dermatitis: An updated review

Finding a review on a hot topic, like that of foot-pad dermatitis (FPD) in broilers and turkeys, is too good not to share.

February 28, 2017

Animal Nutrition Views

New developments in layer hen feeding

A single diet offered during the early hours of the light period with some source of calcium top-dresses during the afternoon is the standard feeding program for layers worldwide. A new method has been proposed that adapts the normal behavior of the hen to the requirements of modern farming.

December 6, 2016

Animal Nutrition Views

Broiler wet litter solutions through feed formulation

Broilers and wet litter are a perennial problem that will not go away as long as we raise broilers the way we do now — on litter. Apart from the common causes due to disease, ventilation and watering problems, nutrition has a role to play.

October 26, 2016

Animal Nutrition Views

What to do when eggs break too easily

What should you do when eggs break too easily? There are several factors that can cause eggs to be laid with a thin eggshell.

June 28, 2016

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Do I want to be an organic egg farmer?

One of my side dreams, for when I have free time to spare, is to have my own layer farm. Nothing more than, say, 10,000 layers, just for the fun of it.

May 10, 2016

Animal Nutrition Views

How Wally ended up with pale egg yolks in summer

When Wally, a customer of mine whose real name will remain hidden, called last summer, the situation was already out of hand. His hens were producing eggs by the thousands and his buyer refused to accept them. The egg yolks were virtually colorless. Gone was the desirable yellow-orange color of just a month or so ago. What had really happened?

April 19, 2016

Poultry

EU antibiotic growth promoter ban not most costly regulation

The ban of antibiotic growth promoters in food producing poultry and livestock in the EU has resulted in a reduction in the total use of antibiotics in animal production in Europe, Dominique Chavette, international poultry market manager, Invivo USA, reported.

March 29, 2016