Nisar Muhammad Khan

The following article is a special collaboration from AFMA (Animal Feed Manufacturers Association) www.afma.co.zaWe thank their kind support.SummaryEnzymes have been used in the feed industry for more than 30 years. Traditional applications have included improving the digestibility and bird performance of ingredients such as barley and wheat. As our understanding of the anti-nutritive factors that ...

1. Introduction“Feed-food competition” was defined as “the tensions and trade-offs between two alternative uses for edible crops: direct consumption by humans versus feeding livestock” (1). However, feed-food competition includes the use of production resources, such as land, wild fish, and water, and labor, capital, and ecosystem services. The allocation of these resources ...

In recent years protein feed ingredients are consistently increasing in cost and protein in poultry diets has become one of the most expensive nutrient. Urbanization is putting pressure to produce more and high quality protein sources in less space. Neutralizing substandard quality feed ingredients with effective tools has also become a new concern. In parallel people are more concerned on impact ...