The highlight of day 2 at the 23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) was the fantastic Dr Richard Ducatelle talking about feeding the microbiome. He proposed that, due to higher-yielding grains we are now using in animal feed, the starch content of the maize, soya bean, and wheat is increasing and, as a result, the crude…
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Jun
Jun
The first session on day 1 of the 23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) started with keynote lectures focusing on nutrition for sustainability in poultry production. The highlight was Dr Fifi Zaefarian, senior lecturer in poultry science at Massey University, who discussed the various opportunities and challenges we face in trying to improve energy…
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Jun
Jun
Our technical team attending the 23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) started their week with our partners at Zinpro for their 7th Pan-European poultry seminar in Bologna, Italy. The theme of the seminar was: “Be ready for change. The old broiler nutrition paradigm is on the hot seat”. Here is their first feedback from ESPN 2023!…
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Feb
Feb
As the most bio-efficacious feed phytase on the market, Axtra PHY GOLD delivers exceptional results on every level. The ‘golden advantage’ on bird performance, gut health, formulation flexibility, and sustainability are noticed when Axtra® PHY GOLD is included in the diet. Superior animal performance Phytate needs to be hydrolysed as quickly as possible to reduce…
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Oct
Oct
It is well known that limestone is used as a major source of inorganic calcium (Ca) in commercial poultry diets, as well as microbial phytase to improve phosphorus (P) and Ca utilisation, and to reduce P excretion into the environment. The efficacy of commercial microbial phytase to degrade phytate (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate, or IP6) in the…
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Sep
Sep
In the first article in this series, we discussed the increasing demand for poultry meat due to both population growth and an increase in per capita consumption, and its related effect on the incidence of production diseases in poultry production systems. Last month, we investigated the interactions between the poultry gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the…