Animal Feed Technical Articles
Formulation and ingredients
Formulation and ingredients
Article published the June 16, 2013:
I. THE GEOMETRY OF NUTRITION
In GF models, individual animals, foods and their interactions are represented graphically in a geometric space defined by two or more food components (for a comprehensive review s...
Article published the May 24, 2013:
Introduction
From the centuries, herbal medicines are used to treat various diseases and now they had become an entity of global importance, with both medicinal and economic implications (Yadav et al, 2012). &...
Article published the April 17, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
Small ruminant production is the main source of income of farmers living in the arid and semi-arid regions. These areas are characterized by low and erratic rainfall resulting in water scarcity le...
Article published the April 17, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
The interest in search for alternative/additional feed ingredients is of paramount importance in developing countries, mainly, because of the acute shortage of traditional feed materials. Introduc...
Article published the April 16, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
The available amount of green fodder through the summer season in Egypt is usually insufficient for animal feeding leading to increasing prices of diets. Therefore, attempts have been carried out ...
Article published the April 3, 2013:
Introduction
The production of olive oil has raised over the past decade, as a result of objective circumstances: incentives (state, county and local), high price of oil, positive attitudes about olive oil nut...
Article published the March 8, 2013:
In the feed manufacturing industry, particle size reduction (grinding) is second only to extrusion processes (pelleting, expanders, extruders) in terms of total energy consumption. To achieve a finer grind (sma...
Article published the February 25, 2013:
Introduction
Genetic evolution of production animals and the increase of food demand have required high quality and digestibility products for animal feeds use. In Brazil, especially in Paraná State, so...
Article published the February 19, 2013:
Introduction
Three magic numbers 19-12-5 determines global sustainable nutrition. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (19-12-5) are prerequisites for sustained growth and productivity of all plants. Besides the...
Article published the December 18, 2012:
INTRODUCTION
Sheep and goats are most productive when fed a balanced ration according to their nutrient needs. The needed nutrients should also be supplied at lowest possible cost. This can be done if produc...