Article published the November 20, 2024
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.From this scenario emerge the innovative ingredients of the scalable future at an industrial and commerci ...
Participation in Forum on November 3, 2024
In case of corn and sorghum shortage, wheat grain can also be used, as long as a cocktail of carbohydrase enzymes (cellulases, hemisellulase, pectinases, xylanases, etc.) is applied to reduce the viscosity of the digesta.
Article published the October 29, 2024
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 million chicken.4. -330 million consumer eggs.5 ...
Article published the August 25, 2023
The swine industry has largely gone to early weaning (3 weeks or earlier) especially in confinement production systems with environmentally controlled nurseries. Economic factors such as increasing the number of pig per sow per year and the need to maximize the capital cost of swine farrowing units by moving more sow through the facilities has resulted in this change.At 3-4 weeks of age, piglets h ...
Participation in Forum on July 18, 2023
Laboratory-grown meat and recycling human food waste are two feasible alternatives to face population growth in the future, seaweed will be of great interest.
Article published the July 17, 2023
The livestock sector is responsible for providing healthy food to society and ensuring their health.Production is changing parameters and values of productive performance due to the obligation to replace the therapeutic approach with a more holistic approach in which good nutrition is necessary to eliminate those practices that are increasingly questioned.In animal nutrition, the holistic approach ...
Participation in Forum on May 15, 2023
Greetings Dr Álvaro and Dr Mario, some producers in New Zealand have exceeded the Cobb chart many years ago, I also agree that it is a very foolhardy prediction. a cordial greeting
Participation in Forum on May 8, 2023
We must redesign the growth curve for a 2.00 kg chicken in 25 days
News published on May 2, 2023
Important data:
Cobb Chicken: 500
Weight at birth: 42 gr
Weight at 25 days: 2000 gr
Average daily weight gain: 78.32 gr
Dr. Jovanir Inés Muller Fernandes, associate professor at the UFPR Palotina campus, in her lecture "Strategy and recommendations for levels and sources of vitamins and minerals for broilers" (DSM webinar), predicts a broiler weight target of 2.0 ...
Participation in Forum on January 22, 2022
Dear Carlos Avilan, an interesting topic for Dr Vásquez: avian immunonutrition and variation of requirements according to the challenge (disease, stress, inflammatory response) during production