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Introduction High cost of conventional ingredients such as maize as source of energy, soybean, groundnut cake and fish meal as source of protein in broiler’s diet has increased the cost of feed and consequently increased cost of production (Attia, 2015). The cost of feed represents about 75% of the total costs of animal production. Also, non-availability and competition existing among man, industry and livestock have necessitated the need to find cheap and available...
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Dr. Peter Selle
The University of Sydney
The University of Sydney
1. Introduction The global demand for chicken-meat is increasing. Globally, poultry meat is expected to represent 41% of all the protein from meat sources in 2030 and exceed the 34% share for pig meat, 20% for beef and 5% for sheep meat [1]. In Australia, the 46.9 kg per capita chicken-meat consumption in 2021/22 is clearly superior to pork (27.7 kg), beef (19.1 kg) and lamb (5.5 kg) with a 47.3% market share [2]. To meet this high consumption, Australian broiler operations processed...
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Doug Korver
Doug Korver and 1 more
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
About the study Phytase supplementation has become a standard practice for poultry diets to enhance phosphorus (P) utilization and subsequently reduce P excretion. Previous phytase studies on hen performance, eggshell and bone quality have been done over short durations and using hens of varying ages. The knowledge gap is that there are no long-term phytase studies covering the rearing period through the end of production cycle. The objective of this study was to...
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Doug Korver
Doug Korver and 1 more
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Summary The short-term study was conducted to test the effects of phytase supplementation in laying hen diets during peak production on bone characteristics as well as phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) digestibility. Problem A large portion of dietary phosphorus is not utilized by laying hens and is excreted in feces, which leads to phosphorus pollution in the environment. Adding inorganic phosphorus to poultry diets has also become much more expensive. Phytase...
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Doug Korver
Doug Korver and 1 more
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Summary This study was conducted to test the efficacy of phytase in low phosphorus and calcium diets in the late production cycle for maintaining the productivity, eggshell and bone quality of hens fed low phosphorus and calcium. Problem Exogenous phytase supplementation has become a standard practice for poultry diets to liberate available phosphorus and reduce excretion of phosphorus in manure. Many studies showed that phytase supplementation increased egg...
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Dr. Zeyang Li
Evonik Animal Nutrition
Evonik Animal Nutrition
Evaluation of methionine sources on performance and carcass traits of broilers
Dr. Zeyang Li (Global consulting expert, Specialty Nutrition at Evonik) talks about the importance of this amino acid in the formulation of a broiler diet, as well as the advantages of using DL-Methionine, during this Engormix interview...
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Intestinal Health Agent - Muco defen®
Patented solid-state fermented Surfactin from Bacillus sp.Antibiotics-free and patented Feed additives...
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Martin Smith
Evonik Animal Nutrition
Evonik Animal Nutrition
Hello. Interesting concept, that feeds would require supplementation with liquid amino acids. First, may I clarify one small point. For every amino acid other than methionine, the content of liquid products can be directly compared to solid versions; so a 50% lysine liquid will supply 500 mg lysine per g consumed. For lysine hydrochloride the value is 78% / 780 mg / g. Therefore to replace 1 g lysine hydrochloride requires 1.56 g 50% liquid lysine (780/500). The assumption is that pure amino...
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Enzymes and soybean in animal nutrition
Brett Roosendaal (Nutrition Executive at Epol) comments on the different types of enzymes and their benefits when using soybean in animal nutrition, during this Engormix interview....
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Quality control and inclusion rates of soybean in poultry diets
Brett Roosendaal (Nutrition Executive at Epol) shares his insights on quality control methods and indicators of soybean, as well as market prices and inclusion rates, during this Engormix interview....
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Richard Gast
Richard Gast and 1 more
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
I. Introduction Eggs are an affordable raw agricultural commodity with a high nutrient density. Eggs serve a key role in diets around the world. Maintaining the quality of eggs is a worldwide concern. Generally, there are three types of egg quality: 1) physical, 2) functional, and 3) microbial. During this presentation, all three types of egg quality will be discussed and factors which influence egg quality characteristics will be explained. Understanding the types of egg quality, as...
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Dr. Peter Selle
The University of Sydney
The University of Sydney
I. Introduction The development of reduced-CP diets in broiler chickens is gaining more interest as it would drastically lessen the dependence on imported soybean meal which is strategically important for non-soybean producing regions such as Australia and Europe. Modest reductions in CP are already being realised by inclusions of unbound (synthetic or crystalline) methionine, lysine and threonine, which have been routinely included in poultry diets for decades (Kidd et al., 2013)....
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Susan Watkins
University of Arkansas (USA)
University of Arkansas (USA)
I Introduction As the single greatest nutrient input into the production of eggs and meat, water quality and quantity deserve careful attention to assure optimal flock performance. Twenty-five years of assisting the poultry industry worldwide with identifying and correcting drinking water challenges provides the foundation of experience and expertise which will be shared in this paper. Birds are fairly tolerant of most contaminants in drinking water. While standards exist for...
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Sudipto Haldar
Sudipto Haldar and 2 more
I. Introduction Phytase enzymes are commonly used in the pig and poultry feed industry mainly to increase the availability of phosphorus (P) from plant ingredients. Additionally, phytase improves the availability of other nutrients such as Ca, digestible amino acids (AA), and energy (Dersjant4Li et al. 2015a) by facilitating breakdown of phytate P and thus negating its anti-nutritional effects on nutrient digestibility. Combination of Phytase with NSP enzymes has proven to be an...
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Dana Stanley
CQUniversity Australia
I. Introduction The UK review of antimicrobial resistance presented now outdated 2014 data on AMR consequences for human life (O’Neill, 2016). They estimated that 700,000 people die every year from AMR, with concerning devastating effects on infant mortality. In India, 60,000 newborn babies die each year from antibiotic-resistant neonatal infections. This problem is more prominent in less developed countries but by no means restricted to them. In the US, there are more than two...
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Mingan Choct
University of New England
University of New England
Fibre is a nutrient that has been largely ignored in feed formulation, not because it is unimportant, but because it is not well known what ‘fibre’ actually stands for. Firstly, the terms used to describe fibre in feed are confusing and the values they represent are inaccurate. For instance, ‘crude fibre’ is a 19th century relic that does not mean much in monogastric animal nutrition. Its continued use in feed formulation perhaps represents the single largest source...
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Emmanuel Opoola
Ahmadu Bello University - Nigeria
Ahmadu Bello University - Nigeria
INTRODUCTION In practice it is very difficult, if not impossible; to formulate diets with natural feed ingredients that will provide all the amino acids needed by broiler chickens in adequate quantities. The optimal use of liquid and synthetic amino acids in animal diets, therefore, becomes important not only in nutrition and economic aspects, but also in environmental aspects. It is well known that optimal use synthetic amino acid improves amino acid balance and protein...
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Ronnick FONG
Hangzhou DE Mark Industrial Co Ltd
Hangzhou DE Mark Industrial Co Ltd
Akanmu Ismail Dear, Thank you so much for your question. Florfenicol price,as we predict, has over 80% possilibity to go down further. At present time, Florfenicol is produced with raw material D-ester chemically syntherised with higher cost. The price has been going on bottom line at loss because the factories want to sell more when some practical changes comes. The practical change is that D-ester will be available by fermentation, by this way the cost will...
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DON V ONE 0-40 ppm Procedure Video
DON-V ONE is the world's first fully quantitative lateral flow strip test for vomitoxin (DON) detection in complete livestock feeds and pet foods. Available in two test ranges, 0-10 ppm (LOD 0.2 ppm) and 0-40 ppm (LOD: 0.8 ppm), DON-V ONE offers simple, streamlined quality verification where it can bring the most value to feed and pet food manufacturers....
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CHOLINE AS A NUTRIENT: BASIC FUNCTIONS Choline is an essential nutrient in most livestock species. It plays a crucial role in neurotransmitter synthesis (acetylcholine), cell membrane signaling (phospholipids), myelin synthesis and lipid transport (lipoproteins).   Choline is a precursor of phosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid that besides being part of the composition of cell membranes, is involved in the generation and composition of bile secretions; therefore,...
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