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Minerals in poultry nutrition

Minerals in poultry nutrition are typically classified as macro- or micro-minerals, depending on the levels needed in the diet. The macro-minerals include calcium, phosphorus, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, and sodium. Requirements for the macro-minerals are typically expressed as a percentage of the diet, while the requirements for the micro-minerals are stated as parts per million. Although the quantities required for micro-minerals are lower than for macro-minerals, they play an essential role in the body's metabolism. The micro-minerals include copper, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, and zinc.
Latin American Scientific Conference In October, 2016, the Poultry Science Association successfully held its first-ever Latin American Scientific Conference in Campinas, SP, Brazil. One of the highlights of this conference was the symposium Update on Calcium and Phosphorus Digestibility in Poultry: Different Approaches and Implications. ...
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Watsuma Srisa-ard
Eurotec Nutrition Thailand
Eurotec Nutrition Thailand
Watsuma Srisa-ard, Manager Director of Eurotec Nutrition Thailand -a Silvateam distributor- testified about the use of Silvafeed® Tannin Polyphenol into the Asian Market, during Silvafeed Technical Seminar in Bangkok, before VIV Asia 2017....
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Dr. Yasser Jamal Jameel
University of Kerbala
Could we use hydrated lime Ca(OH)2 and quicklime CaO in poultry nutrition as a calcium source instead of limestone?...
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Kirk C. Klasing
UC Davis - University of California
UC Davis - University of California
Dr. Kirk Klasing talked about the nutrients that are needed, pathogens and balance, as well as impact on growth and reproduction, during CLANA 2016 in Cancun, Mexico. ...
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Aaron Cowieson
Aaron Cowieson and 2 more
dsm-firmenich
BACKGROUND Calcium (Ca) is an essential nutrient for poultry that is generally provided to laying hens at approximately 4.6% of the total feed volume.  Calcium is usually supplied to layers as a calcite grit or flour i.e. limestone (CaCO 3 ) and also as part of the inorganic phosphorus (P) supplye.g. dicalcium or monocalcium phosphate.  Though, in some markets, meat and bone meal may also contribute...
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The Australian Poultry Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia and attracts delegates from across Australia and from all around the World. It will take place from Feb. 13-15 and the major themes will be Gut Health and Physiology, The Challenge of Low Protein Diets, Adult Bird Nutrition and Management, and Vitamin D in Eggs. The 2017 event is going to be a very exciting one. We are moving away from the University Campus this year, into an inner...
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IPPE 2017 International Seminar Luncheon   Feeding the future in a sustainable way requires innovation. At Trouw Nutrition, we are focused on finding new ways of achieving enhanced performance while reducing dependency on...
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Dr. Casey W. Ritz
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
Poultry manure fertilizer contains all the essential nutrients required for crop production, and its value as an organic fertilizer and a source of plant nutrients has been recognized for centuries. Even with its beneficial effects on plant growth, however, manure constitutes only a small percentage of the nutrients applied to cropland when compared to commercial fertilizer. Poultry manure fertilizer is not used to its maximum...
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Shashi Ranjan
Shashi Ranjan and 1 more
Natural Herbs & Formulations
INTRODUCTION Nowadays, there are a lot of concerns to finding non-synthetic alternatives for antibiotics among the researchers. The positive effects of herbal plants on broilers have been reported by many studies. Herbs showed anti biotical potential, hypocholestrolemic effects and growth promoting, which have drawn the researcher’s attention themselves [1]. Organic poultry...
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Justin Fowler
Justin Fowler and 2 more
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
1. Introduction Aflatoxins, which are secondary metabolites produced by the Aspergillus flavus and parasiticus species of mold, are among the most potent natural carcinogens. No animal species is immune to the toxic effects of consuming food contaminated with aflatoxin and Aspergillus species are known to infect important agricultural crops. Therefore, in cases where preventative management strategies in...
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Peter Surai
Scottish Agricultural College - SAC
Scottish Agricultural College - SAC
Introduction A delicate balance between antioxidants and prooxidants in cells is an important determinant of various physiological processes and maintenance of this balance is the main aim of so called an integrated antioxidant system built in the animal body. This system was developed during evolution to provide an antioxidant defence and give a chance for animals to survive in oxygenated atmosphere. Recent data suggest...
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Joe Moritz
Joe Moritz and 1 more
West Virginia University
West Virginia University
INTRODUCTION There are several challenges associated with maintaining profitability in large tom turkey production. Among these are choosing the commercial genotype or strain that optimizes feed conversion ratio (FCR), ending weight (EW) and breast yield according to each company’s market needs. There have been concerns with “skeletal weakness” in commercial toms for over 40 years. In 1971 the National...
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INTRODUCTION Aflatoxins (AF), a group of closely related, extremely toxic chemicals, are produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus and can occur as natural contaminants of poultry foods (Edds and Bortell, 1983; Leeson et al., 1995). Aflatoxicosis is an important disease of livestock and poultry. AF may be produced in food and foodstuffs before harvest, between harvest and drying, in storage and after...
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Jeffery Escobar
Mazen Animal Health
Copper (Cu) has been widely used at pharmacological levels (e.g., 125 ppm) as growth promoter in poultry. However, the mechanism by which high levels of Cu promote growth remains to be determined. It is commonly recognized that Cu exerts anti-microbial effects in the gut but there is not much direct and consistent data showing that Cu alters the population of bacterial species in birds. The objective of this study was to understand the mechanism by which Cu...
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Originally published in Research in Veterinary Science 2001, 71, 59-66   AFLATOXINS (AF), are secondary metabolites produced by certain fungi belonging to the genus Aspergillus and can occur as natural contaminants of poultry feed (Leeson et al 1995, Oguz 1997). The toxicity of AF in broiler chickens has been widely investigated by the determination of their carcinogenic,...
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Originally published in Research in Veterinary Science 2000, 69, 89–93.   AFLATOXINS (AF), a group of closely related, extremely toxic chemicals, are produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus and can occur as natural contaminants of poultry foods. Aflatoxicosis is an important disease of livestock and poultry. The frequent AF contamination of agricultural...
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Park W. Waldroup
University of Arkansas (USA)
University of Arkansas (USA)
Introduction The poultry industry is facing growing concerns about the possible contribution of land application of poultry litter to eutrophication of surface waters (Edwards and Daniel, 1992; Sharpley, 1999). Attention has focused on means of reducing phosphorus excretion while maintaining productivity. Because of the demands for adequate skeletal development of rapidly...
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MINTREX® chelated trace minerals from Novus International provide high quality, highly bioavailable zinc, manganese and copper to livestock and poultry. MINTREX chelated trace minerals optimize key production parameters above levels obtained by other organic and inorganic mineral sources, directly increasing customer profitability by improving feed efficiency while improving critical gut health and increasing nutrient digestibility to improve growth rate....
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