Mojtaba Yegani
Mojtaba Yegani received his DVM degree from faculty of Veterinary Medicine of University of Tehran, Iran.
He has worked for several years in the poultry industry in Iran. He got his MSc degree in poultry nutrition (toxicology) from department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Canada.
He is now doing his PhD on poultry nutrition/metabolism at department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science of University of Alberta, Canada. Mojtaba is already a regular contributor to World Poultry magazine.
He has worked for several years in the poultry industry in Iran. He got his MSc degree in poultry nutrition (toxicology) from department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Canada.
He is now doing his PhD on poultry nutrition/metabolism at department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science of University of Alberta, Canada. Mojtaba is already a regular contributor to World Poultry magazine.
Latest Blogs (1-10 of 46)
Feed enzymes: Where do we go?
As we all know, there have been many publications on the effects of enzyme products in poultry. As my colleague, Dr. Ioannis Mavromichalis, wrote his latest blog on a review article related to Salmonella, I also found a review paper on feed enzymes which was published in the October 2011 issue of the Journal of Animal Science. I thought to share with you some of the information included in this paper.
Challenges of the poultry industry
In spite of substantial qualitative and quantitative advancements in different sectors of the poultry industry, the industry will continue to face numerous challenges on a global basis.
“Mycotoxins 2011”
“Mycotoxins 2011” was the title of a one-day scientific meeting which was held on March 8, 2011 in Thailand. A wide range of mycotoxin-related issues were discussed by a group of speakers from different countries (1). The meeting was scheduled one day before the start of VIV Asia 2011.
Phytase enzyme: what is next?
There has been a significant increase in the use of phytase enzyme over the past 10-15 years. It is estimated that 60-70% of rations fed to monogastric animals are supplemented with this enzyme.
European Poultry Conference 2010
I had the opportunity to attend the 13th European Poultry Conference in Tours, France during August 23-27, 2010.
"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).
Mycotoxins and the 2009 US harvest
As many of you may know, the delay in this year's harvest due to wet weather conditions in the US has caused some serious concerns regarding the quality of grains, as well as possible consequences that this may have for both grain and animal industries.
Combating Coccidiosis
We all know that coccidiosis is a common and significant disease of commercial poultry farms all around the world. This disease causes impaired feed efficiency and reduced weight gain, mortality, and increased susceptibility to other diseases including necrotic enteritis.
Alternative feed ingredients
It is known that feed costs play a major role in the total production cost in commercial poultry farms. The feed market has become a lot more volatile over the past few years and prices have been rising.
Summer and heat stress
Summer has arrived in many parts of the world and heat stress is again the center of attention. Decreased feed intake, lower than expected body weight gain, poor feed efficiency, reduction in egg production/eggshell quality/hatchability, and increased daily mortality are adverse effects of heat stress often seen in broiler and layer poultry flocks.
