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Formulating Against High Cereal Prices
It is rather unfortunate that my first blog in World Poultry coincides with a worldwide crisis in the sector of cereals; but such developments are always a good opportunity in assessing our nutrition program!
"Masked Mycotoxins": What Do We Know?
I have had the opportunity to write several blogs on the topic of mycotoxins for World Poultry. So, why am I writing about mycotoxins again? You might have heard about “masked mycotoxins”. This topic has generated a lot of interest over the past few years (1).
Too Complicated!
I recently received a text message from a poultry farmer who said that he was confused about which vaccine should be administered to his poultry flock to protect the birds from the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus. “Homolog or heterolog? No real differences because outbreaks still happen in my poultry flock,” he wrote in his SMS.
Fly out
The popularity of poultry meat is growing in almost every country around the world. Various polls tell us that consumers appreciate poultry meat because of its nutritional value, its (relatively) low price, and safety. However, some want the consumer to believe that latter is questionable, and do so by highlighting issues relating to dioxins, salmonella, campylobacter, AI, and antibiotic resistance.
Sweet and sour
Despite the ban on the use of antibiotic growth enhancers the livestock industry is still using large amounts of this product. Many veterinarians prescribe it as a so-called therapeutic drug, whether there is a need or not.
Don’t forget eggs!
Forgotten? Forget it, when eating more eggs the chance of forgetting something diminishes. That can be concluded from a news release issued by DSM.
CAFTA and 90/10 Principle
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) kickoff began in early 2010. Those countries that have signed the agreement with CAFTA may enter other member countries and market their products there. There are no limitations regarding which products are included in this agreement, so poultry and eggs are therefore included.
Brasil Foods posts 2009 results
Brazil's largest poultry exporter, Brasil Foods, has announced its 2009 results. Export sales revenues have fallen, but the company's financial director Leopoldo Saboya said the recovery is expected to be slow.
What is the truth?
I have always been skeptical about research findings when it comes to issues that may scare people or horrifying. We frequently see that governmental and non-governmental organizations successfully make use of fact picking (like chickens that select the best feed particles to favor their nutritional needs) to underline their own political agenda or need money for research or promotion. Leaving out facts that may under mine their issue is quite common.
Top sport performance
It has frequently been expressed that growing chickens is like practicing the art of a top sport. With a little bit of imagination, this comparison is true. Again and again we expect top performance of every single bird. To allow them to do so we provide them with the best available and affordable food. In a top sport, food plays an increasingly important role and fortunately poultry meat is often the first choice of protein.
