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Fibre plays a supporting role in poultry nutrition

Dietary fibre is the part of plant material consisting mainly of cellulosic and non-cellulosic polysaccharides, and a non-carbohydrate component, lignin. These components are highly resistant to hydrolysis by alimentary enzymes and cannot, therefore, be digested or absorbed in the blood stream. Yet fibre plays an important role in poultry diets, if applied properly.

By Dr Salah H. Esmail , Cairo, Egypt It is generally believed that fibre content of feedstuffs is associated with their bulkiness. In some cases, however, there is no marked relationship... read more »

The truth about feed choline content

There is a huge amount of information about the choline content of feeds based on chemical analysis. Choline content varies between ingredients, between countries and from year to year. As this wasn't enough, it has also been revealed that the techniques used to measure choline content in feed are not giving reliable enough results. A new approach is needed. read more >

Maximising the response to phytase

Accumulation of phosphorus in the environment due to the disposal of animal waste has forced the livestock industry to better use the phosphorus available in feed ingredients. Phytase has proved able to release this phosphorus if it is used in the right way. What has to be done to maximise its response? read more >

Selenomethionine boosts fertility in poultry

Organic selenium in poultry diets outperforms inorganic selenium in terms of improving fertility for both sexes, according to research by Dr. Frank W. Edens of the Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University. read more >

Feed hygiene and poultry health

Every year more than 100 million tons of finished feed is fed to broilers alone. A small percentage of contamination can be very costly to the grower as well as for the consumer. Contaminated feed makes the final product unhealthy and unfit for consumption. It also may adversely affect production performance parameters such as health, body weight, feed conversion, mortality and the (re-)production rate of layers and breeders. read more >

Betaine helps reduce heat stress in poultry

Betaine, a natural plant extract, can offset the negative effects of heat stress in poultry. New research by Danisco Animal Nutrition showed that by adding betaine to poultry diets it was possible to improve feed conversion ratio (FCR) by at least 6.5% read more >

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