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 40)
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.
The future of poultry nutrition
Although the majority of presentations at the scientific meeting at the 35th North Carolina Poultry Nutrition Conference were focused on enzyme supplementation in poultry diets, Dr Steve Leeson of University of Guelph, Canada, discussed current and future challenges of commercial poultry nutrition.
Enzymes in corn-soy diets
About 2 years ago I submitted a blog on this issue, but I would like to bring it again to the attention of World Poultry's audience to see what readers think of the matter now. In my opinion, this is an important issue for the poultry industry as a ban on the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) is becoming a much stronger possibility in almost all parts of the world.
Mycotoxins...what's next?
"Mycotoxins 2009" was the title of a one-day scientific meeting held on 10 March 2009 in Thailand. Different aspects of mycotoxins in feed and food were discussed by a group of speakers from academic centres and the industry.
Alternatives to antibiotics?
Antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) have had significant beneficial effects in improving commercial poultry health and performance since 50 years ago. Their removal from the poultry diets is therefore brings with it consequences, although some of you may not agree on. One of the main concerns in this regard is intestinal health and its related issues.
What happened to Avian Influenza?
I am back again with my first blog in 2009! As Adrian Bal, Editor of World Poultry mentioned in his first editorial of 2009, I hope that the poultry industry continues to move forward in spite of all economic challenges that the whole world is experiencing right now.
Feed processing in the poultry industry
It is known that feed processing techniques alter
molecular structure of nutrients in feed ingredients (mainly through physical or
heat-based approaches). These changes can have significant effects on nutrient
utilisation by the animals, which may consequently improve production
performance.
