It is no secret that poultry feed costs are on the rise and presenting challenges to feed formulation. One ingredient is especially expensive: phosphate. Due to global conflict and shipping challenges, the cost of rock phosphate is rising. However, phosphate is a necessary nutrient for bird performance and for preventing skeletal developmental abnormalities, so it…
The global population is growing rapidly, and it is estimated that feeding the nine billion people expected by 2050 will require a 70% increase in feed production. In order to achieve this, we need to find ways to optimise the process of growth and production. In broiler chickens, the utilisation of dietary protein has historically…