Kees Geerse

@dear Mario, in my view, we cannot make meaningful progress in defining starch quality unless we first reach global agreement on an appropriate method for total starch analysis. For more than twenty years we have debated Ewers versus enzymatic starch determination, and the discrepancies—especially in pulses—remain substantial. In many cases, the analytical method used is not even reported, which f ...

Great article but it is essential to report in the Armidale method the recommended analytical method for starch analysis. The traditional Ewers method reveals a lot of artefact values especially in non-cereal grains. The measured starch content will impact a lot of other calculated nutrients, including energy

Thanks a lot for this very comprehensive article discussing all relevant issues with regard to protein reduction in broiler diets

This is just one side of the story. MInor adjustments can also lead to the the opposite, namely decreased revenues since actual nutritional measurements might be lower than the formulated values. Such an adjustment will increase costs aiming to maintain the nutritional performance of the diets. So please tell the complete story and not only the bright side of real time measurements. Regards, Kees ...