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Introduction Cognition encompasses the mental processes involved in perceiving, processing, storing, and acting on information from the environment (Shettleworth, 2001). This includes a wide range of cognitive skills such as sensory perception memory, learning, decision making, reasoning, and problem solving (Dukas, 2004). The cognitive abilities of chicken are already highly developed in early life, with research demonstrating that the cognitive abilities of chicks include...
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Jean-François Rous, CTO of Adisseo, outlines the company's global research and innovation strategy built on three core pillars. He details their molecule development capabilities across specialized hubs in France and China, dedicated animal nutrition science teams, and worldwide startup scouting supported by strategic investment funds. ...
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Jean-François Rous, CTO of Adisseo, discusses the complex future of the feed additive sector, emphasizing a shift away from one-size-fits-all solutions toward regionalized strategies. He highlights the need for targeted additives that enhance the digestibility of local raw materials and support animal health resilience against disease outbreaks. This tailored approach enables precise, effective nutritional strategies across global livestock production systems. ...
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1. Introduction The poultry diet is balanced for metabolizable energy and protein through the incorpo ration of several ingredients and additives. The cost of many cereal grains and legumes used in making poultry feed is increasing due to the growing markets utilizing them as food and fuel [1]. To counter this, alternative feedstuffs such as agricultural co-products, including wheat middlings, soy hulls, oil cakes, distillers dried grains and solubles (DDGS), and sugar beet...
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@Antônio Mário Penz Junior For sure! Starch from normal corn is the same as starch from waxy corn, etc. we could go on all day. The gross energy and digestibility and absorption as birds age for each ingredient can be measured. Then computer modeling can help get the right combination of ingredients for each situation. I'm just guessing that the companies selling amylase should be happy to determine all the good their products do to the different kinds of starches. Plant breeders sell different...
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Great discussion. However, I always wonder how long will take to move from total starch to an analysis of amylose and amylopectin of a specific starch? So, starch is an important indication of the caloric potential of an ingredient. However, we still have many question to be addressed (amylose:amylopectin; how retrograde types of starch can affect the final energy?; how much we can affect the energy availability of the starch under high temperature to dry it; or, how a non corrected use of...
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Julie Duong, Global Species Marketing Manager at Adisseo, explains how Adisseo helps nutritionists align formulation with real on-farm nutrient utilization—using data, practical insights, and enzymes to improve digestibility, reduce variability, and unlock measurable savings. ...
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1. Introduction Several agricultural and agro-industrial by-products are produced during the production or processing of fruits and vegetable crops, which may cause environmental pollution. These by-products were of great interest during the COVID-19 crisis due to lockdown, close of dry borders and ports and traffic restrictions [1,2]. The use of alternative feedstuffs and locally available feed ingredients would improve a possible solution. Date by-products are the best-known...
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FIGAP 2026: The Scientific And Technological Exhibition Of The Livestock Industry
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1. Introduction Nowadays, alternative protein sources are essential due to the future perspectives of increasing the world’s human population [1] and limited grain supplies after the COVID-19 crisis and the Russia–Ukraine war. Insects are valuable protein supplies for animal nutrition [2–4] because of their high nutritive value and the limited natural resources (water, land, and feed) required for insect growth [5–7]. The primary and most expensive...
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BETAINE CAN NOT REPLACE METHIONINE Nutritionists constantly seek opportunities to reduce diet costs while maintaining optimal animal performance. When ingredient prices rise, nutritionists search for ways to reduce their use or replace them with alternative ingredients. With respect to methionine...
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@Luis Fernando Vergamini Luna Thank you. I also wonder about the effects of starch forms. In particular, is starch form responsible for peanut meal making incredible pellets compared to other protein sources? And I'm glad you said thermal comfort zone and not thermal neutral zone. Animals are always loosing heat to their environments as long as their body temperature is less than room temperature. They may expend some energy to keep their body temperature from raising, but that is another...
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Karan Singh and Juan José Mallo (both from Norel) share how the company is supporting producers in one of the world’s fastest-growing poultry and dairy-egg markets. With 10 years of presence in India and a strong joint venture with NBPL, Norel is doubling down on mineral nutrition, gut health, and new solutions for the booming layer industry. ...
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I. INTRODUCTION Exogenous phytases increased apparent ileal digestibility coefficients of 17 amino acids by an average of 4.13% (0.833 versus 0.800) in one meta-analysis (Cowieson et al., 2017); however, the scale of responses varies. Phytases increased apparent ileal digestibility coefficients of 16 amino acids by averages of 12.7%, 7.24% and 9.15%, respectively, across three selected assays (Amerah et al., 2014; Truong et al., 2015; Martínez-Vallespín et al., 2022)...
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I. INTRODUCTION Acid binding capacity (ABC) of an ingredient, through its effect on gastric pH, plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients in poultry. The ABC is defined as the resistance of a feed ingredient to the pH reduction by gastric acid. Limestone, the major Ca source in poultry diets, has a high ABC (Lawlor et al., 2005), which can increase the digesta pH and, influence the solubility and digestibility of nutrients, including minerals. The average...
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I. INTRODUCTION Wheat and sorghum are the most common feed grains for chicken-meat production in Australia. In two direct comparisons birds offered maize-based diets were better able to accommodate dietary crude protein (CP) reductions than wheat-based diets (Chrystal et al., 2021; Greenhalgh et al., 2022). One underlying reason for this difference appears to be the higher protein contents of wheat than maize and, similarly, wheat (n = 27) contained higher protein levels (115.5...
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Cristabel Huerta, Brightness Consultant at HATO Lighting, discusses the advantages of modern poultry lighting and the key challenges it can solve beyond basic illumination. ...
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NATURCOLIN VS. CONVENTIONAL CHOLINE: WHAT'S THE POINT? Synthetic choline chloride has been widely used in animal nutrition, but it comes with several limitations. Naturcolin provides plant-derived phosphatidylcholine together with valuable phospholipids, plus natural bioactive compounds like rosemary extracts. A smarter, more natural approach to choline nutrition. ...
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Stella Molck, Scientist Microbiology RD&I at Evonik, discusses the importance of outgrowth speed in spore-forming probiotics and how it influences gut colonization, microbial balance, and overall effectiveness in animal nutrition. ...
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Guanidinoacetic Acid (GAA): Boosting Energy Metabolism and Reducing Feed Costs
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Content： 1---Optimization to Enhance Water Resistance of Shrimp and Crab Feed 2---Minimizing Dusting Rate in High-Fiber Livestock and Poultry Feed 3---Preventing ‘lubrication-induced delamination’ in High-fat Aquatic feed 4---Process-coupled Optimisation: Adaptation for...
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Introduction The increasing world population and the growing demand for animal-based foods are driving research towards alternative, sustainable and low-environmental impact protein sources for livestock feed. In this context, edible insects, in particular the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L., BSF), are increasingly recognised as a valuable alternative resource for animal nutrition due to their efficiency in nutrient conversion, rapid growth and ability to transform...
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