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Poultry

Organic trace minerals: Enhanced stability ensures efficacy

There are many forms of mineral complexes and chelates available for use in animal nutrition, all of which are generically referred to as organic trace minerals (OTMs).

September 15, 2017

Poultry

European protein sources for poultry: latest research

The majority of soybean meal used in Europe is imported at a considerable cost, and as a result researchers continue the search for alternatives.

September 13, 2017

Poultry

6 poultry nutrition, health trends shaping the future

Even though I participated in the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN 2017) with an emphasis on educating myself, I noticed that many speakers focused — with much perception — on the future.

June 6, 2017

Poultry

Precision poultry nutrition shapes industry’s future

Precision poultry nutrition programs will increasingly improve producer profitability, farm management and feed formulations into the future.

May 19, 2017

Poultry

Organic trace minerals: Getting the most out of phytase

Phytase inclusion in monogastric animal diets is commonplace in the industry today, primarily driven by its ability to release phytate-bound phosphorus (P) from cereal-based feed ingredients.

April 30, 2017

Poultry

Biotin for poultry: An essential but expensive vitamin

For a vitamin that is required at roughly 0.1 mg/kg feed (in a broiler diet, for example), biotin is a significant nutrient in many aspects.

April 13, 2017

Poultry

When to use natural betaine in poultry diets

When poultry diets are fortified with betaine, a synthetic form is most often used. When natural betaine is preferred, and when is it not suitable?

February 23, 2017

Poultry

How to make homemade poultry, pig trace mineral premixes

Most animal feed producers, especially the smaller ones, buy a pre-made blend of vitamins and trace minerals. A homemade trace mineral premix makes more sense when large quantities of feed are farm-mixed, or if labor is inexpensive.

November 29, 2016

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Seed biotechnology: The impact on animal production

The future growth of the world’s animal protein industries hinge on the row crop farmers’ ability to sustainably produce large volumes of high-quality feedstuffs at a reasonable price. To do so, seed biotechnology and advances in genome editing will play a large part in making this possible; however, a number of issues may hinder such progress.

November 21, 2016