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Mr. O.P. Singh - MD, ABTL, shares his insights on ABTL as a nutrition and enzyme technology company offering pioneering products and technical services, and also on the 9th Kolkata International Poultry Fair 2023...
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Stefan Eils, Director Sustainability Development at Evonik Animal Nutrition, discusses how Evonik is working on reducing the environmental impact of livestock operations around the world
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How Does Coccidiosis Affect Poultry Farming, and What Strategies Can Mitigate Its Impact?
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Emily Kimminau (Purina Animal Nutrition) discusses her research on different alternatives to fight this disease in poultry, during this Engormix interview....
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Mohammad Afrouziyeh (University of Alberta / Poultry Innovation Partnership) shares his recommendations and insights on water quality, as well as a new tool to control it, during this Engormix interview....
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1. Introduction Aspergillus is soil fungal species that have been recognized as a major contaminant of different grains utilized for poultry diets [1]. They grow rapidly under high moisture conditions and produce biologically active hepatotoxic aflatoxins [2]. Maize, cereals like rice, wheat, pistachios, cottonseed, copra groundnuts, and many other feed stuffs are contaminated by these fungal species [3–5]. Aflatoxin actually covers three words in accordance...
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Introduction Monogastric feeds are reliant on plant-based protein sources, like corn and soybean. However, increasing demands on these plant-based materials for non-food industries, such as biofuels, is also associated with an increase in the price of these feed ingredients, placing an impetus on the demand for these alternative protein sources (Leiber et al., 2017). Emerging areas of monogastric animal nutrition research include the use of insect meal, microalgae, single cell...
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Introduction Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi. They are unavoidable contaminants in foods and feeds, exerting harmful effects upon animal and human health 39 . The most important mycotoxins in naturally contaminated foods and feeds are aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxins, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, deoxynivalenol and fumonisins 7,32 . Aflatoxin contaminated feeds are a severe threat to both livestock productivity and human health and cause...
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Introduction The poultry industry aims to increase the breast weight of broilers due to its higher market price. However, the breast size is associated with meat conditions such as woody breast (Maharjan et al., 2021a), the body protein turnover (Maharjan et al., 2020a, Maharjan et al., 2021b) and lean mass weight (Martinez et al., 2020a), and changes in the partitioning of the dietary energy (Martinez et al., 2019a). These relationships can be influenced to favor production and...
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Introduction In poultry, the net energy (NE) is the sum of the energy retained in the body and lost through heat production. Under its classic definition, the prediction of NE requires precise and accurate determinations of fasting heat production (FHP) and heat increment, which accounts for the energy production due to feeding, digestion, and the associated physical activity (Maharjan et al., 2021c). Then, the NE is indirectly obtained by sequential differences from the gross...
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Introduction The global population is anticipated to reach around 10 billion people by 2050. At the same time the global middle-class is growing significantly particularly in high populous countries such as China and India. The combination of these two factors places significant pressure on global food systems which must be capable of providing food and nutrition security in 2050. The next 30 years are arguably one of the most critical transitions in human history as we approach a...
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Introduction Ergot alkaloids (EA) are a group of compounds produced primarily by fungi of the Claviceps and Epichloë spp. Ergot infection has traditionally been associated with grasses and rye, however when conditions are favourable, other important cereals such as wheat, barley, triticale and oats can become infected. The fungus prefers cool, moist conditions during the flowering phase of the host plant and there is evidence that the incidence is increasing. For example, in a...
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The commercial poultry industry is concerned about the continued spread of Avian Influenza (AI) and is closely watching as this disease is found in more countries around the world. Almost daily we receive reports that there are more outbreaks here or there in different media. We see these reports in digital newspapers, television, radio, and this time we are bombarded with more ads on WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Telegram, etc. In many cases, we do not know the source of...
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Travis Schaal talks about the importance of biosecurity to prevent avian influenza outbreaks
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Introduction The poultry industry has experienced unprecedented growth in the past 70 years due to improved genetics, nutrition, housing, water quality and veterinary care driven by post-WWII consumer demands (Havenstein, et al., 2003). Modern-day poultry efficiently convert feed to meat and eggs, but genetic selection for improved performance may have inadvertently selected for a negative correlative response to other traits such as immune function (Cheema et al., 2003). The reader...
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Great topic! That will be a robust energy system to chase NE for maintenance and production. So far, there's been an ongoing debate among researchers on whether the poultry industry would benefit from a NE system over the ME system due to the following challenges:
1. Inconsistent definition of NE
2. Challenges regarding measuring heat production (Sources of heat are confounded; Non-feed factors can affect heat production)
3. Data lacking
Thanks to the precision feeding technology, more data are...
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Sustainable poultry production in India requires consistent quality and continuous supply of feed and feed additives. The implementation of laws to prohibit the use of growth promoters in animal diets enforces feed industries to use plant sources as feed additives in poultry diets. Research on phtyochemicals as natural feed additives should be supported so that India can be self-sufficient in feed additives for poultry industries. Phytobiotics or phytogenic feed additives (PFAs) in...
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Poultry Meat Production Industry for Food Safety . 1. Poultry meat is an indispensable source of animal protein in human growth and development, so it is in great demand by people all over the world. 2. Poultry meat has several advantages, namely the quality of nutrition is good enough, delicious taste, relatively affordable price, easy to get and accepted all levels of society with diverse backgrounds. 3. The era of globalization requires competitive...
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1. Poultry farmers invest significant time sourcing and improving chicken feed ingredients to enhance feed:meat conversion ratio. 2. Feed additives probiotics, organic acids and enzymes is an area where significant improvements can be made to improve chicken intestinal health and resistance to infectious microorganisms. 3. Gut health is essential for good growth , increases egg production, productivity and FCR. Dr V.Rajendra Prasad ...
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Interest in plastic evaporative cooling pads has been steadily increasing since their introduction approximately ten years ago, especially for producers with water quality issues. Though for the most part six-inch plastic pads are interchangeable with six-inch paper pads, and can produce similar cooling, this doesn’t mean there are not significant differences between plastic and paper pads. Not taking into account these potentially important differences can result in an increased...
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How Does Coccidiosis Affect Poultry Farming, and What Strategies Can Mitigate Its Impact?
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Protein quality of the soybean meal is the result of amino acid present in the meal and the portion in the bioavailable form to the animals. While intending to utilize the same for monogastric animals, it has to be properly heat processed so as to minimize the anti nutritional effect and thereby increasing the digestibility of amino acids present in the meal. At the same time as known to everyone, it should not be over processed which will decrease the concentration and digestibility of...
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Oxidative stress is a biological process which is produced as a result of an imbalance between the generation of oxygen free radicals and the antioxidants that remove them, favorable to the first ones. In animals, free radicals are generated by endogenous pathways in aerobic metabolic processes, as well as exogenous vias, particularly after stress situations caused by inadequate environmental factors (such as temperature, relative humidity, poor air quality and/or presence...
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