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Dr. Piotr Stanislawski shares his experience with Engormix members regarding the use of enzymes in poultry diets and gives his advice on how to do it properly....
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Abstract. The concept of a "feed enzyme matrix" has become widespread over the past 10 years. It is used to quantify the increase in nutrient utilization of a feed by the action of feed enzymes.The factors that change the matrix values of enzymes are given. Due to the impossibility of substantiating stable values of matrices, in official instructions the values of matrices are virtual, therefore, they are not subject to control. In the instructions for the use of enzyme preparations approved...
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Nelson Ruiz (Nelson Ruiz Nutrition, LLC) shares an overview of his research on KOH solubility, trypsin inhibitors, and over and underprocessing in this Engormix interview during IPPE 2025 in Atlanta, USA....
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In this Engormix interview during IPPE 2025 in Atlanta, USA, Diego Martinez (University of Arkansas) discusses the benefits of productive energy to predict performance and processing yield, and how to formulate diets with it....
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Hello. My name is Edmore Bumhira, a student at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe. I am doing a MPhil in Animal nutrition. Here in Zimbabwe we are still backwards in terms of methods used to formulate animal feeds. Are there easier modern methods of formulating broiler feeds? May you share them with me? ...
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Introduction: Due to the constant genetic evolution in both the production of broilers, nutritionists must constantly adapt their nutritional recommendations and feeding programs to maximize economic results at all times. These management and nutrition decisions must take into account: the animal (potential for growth), environmental conditions and the composition of the feed, which affect feed consumption and, consequently, the performance of birds. And economic...
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Mark Detweiler, Equipment and Technology Services Manager at Evonik, discusses how their proprietary AMINOSys® system uses vacuum technology to efficiently transfer dry materials, optimizing feed mill operations with better accuracy, space utilization, and cost savings....
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1. Introduction The current global challenge of achieving food security and ensuring access to sufficient, nutritious, and safe food for all while maintaining or improving agricultural sustainability has been presented in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 2, which refers to Zero Hunger. This goal emphasizes the necessity to end hunger while achieving food security through improved nutrition and promote sustainable agricultural practices...
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Nils Niedner (Evonik Animal Nutrition) highlights how MetAMINO® Calculator and AMINONIR® help stakeholders make smarter, data-driven decisions in feed formulation. With rapid, precise analysis of raw materials and finished feed, these tools ensure optimal nutrition and cost efficiency....
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Lara Moody (IFEEDER) shares her insights regarding inclusion rates and circularity of ingredients in this Engormix interview during IPPE 2025 in Atlanta, USA....
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I would happy if you help me out. I am a post graduate student of Animal Nutrition dept., I have assignment that is bordering me, We were asked to use excel to design a feed software for monogastric animals with local feedstufs, the programme must be least cost basis, it must has input point (where the required nutrient can be input) and output point where the result can be read and print (feed formula in kg or percentage)....
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In feed formulation, Six Sigma methodology helps achieve high-quality standards by minimizing variability. Applying it to ingredients like maize and soybean meal allows us to control nutrient content precisely, ensuring consistency in feed quality. A bell curve (normal distribution) visually represents the variability in a nutrient (like crude protein, CP) and helps identify a target range that can maximize feed efficiency while minimizing risks of nutrient excess or deficiency. #...
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A growing population that we have to feed, by 2050 approximately 9 billion inhabitants. Climate change, global warming, atmospheric phenomena (hurricanes, floods, prolonged drought that drastically affect grain harvests). Overfishing in our seas that is decimating and extinct some marine species. ...
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I. INTRODUCTION The meat chicken industry is growing rapidly as a result of an increasing population, relatively low production costs and excellent marketability with regards to affordability, sustainability and minimal religious restrictions. Poultry diets with lower crude protein (CP) have generated global interest from the meat chicken industry due to the benefits concluded by published literature. Low protein (LP) diets have been identified to lower feed costs, improve feed...
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Introduction: 1. The Economy of the Dominican Republic is the 7th economy in Latin America, being also the largest and most important in all of Central America and the Caribbean, occupying first place and obtaining regional leadership. 2. The annual production of balanced feed is approximately 2.4 million tons3. Current monthly production: 3. -22.5...
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Rick Kleyn (Consultant at Spesfeed) comments on levels of protein, energy, and phosphorus when formulating poultry diets, in this Engormix interview....
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Max-profit and stochastic approaches use production, market and nutrient variability data to formulate diets by more economically sustainable means; giving increased flexibility, opportunity and capacity for the Australian poultry industry to cope and thrive under market challenges (Moss et al. 2020; Sterling et al., 2005). However, in order for producers to accurately formulate diets using max-profit and stochastic techniques, it is likely that some data is presently lacking and there may...
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Nelson Ruiz (Nelson Ruiz Nutrition LLC) A set of 24 solvent extracted commercial soybean meal (CSBM) samples, which corresponded to the same lots of CSBM used in the field, were evaluated. The CSBM were from different origins (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.). The objective herein was to evaluate the relationship between KOH protein solubility (KOHPS, a measurement of overprocessing) and trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA, a...
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Rick Kleyn (Consultant at Spesfeed) talks about egg size, quality, and protein levels in the diet, in this Engormix interview....
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I. INTRODUCTION Non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) are major components of dietary fibre found in feed ingredients that consist of both soluble and non-soluble polysaccharides. NSPs possess antinutritive properties that can hinder bird performance and alter gut physiology. These antinutritive properties include high gut viscosity, encapsulation of starch and amino acids, sticky droppings, modification of gut physiology, and an overall reduction in bird performance. Feed enzymes...
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