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Yeast metabolites have positive impact on layer performance

Maintaining a healthy flock is a key component to egg production and quality. Based on recent research, the nutritional metabolites in Diamond V’s yeast metabolites are optimising the health and performance of white and brown strain layers.
Addition of yeast metabolites had positive effects on layer performance in the North Carolina random sample test (not in... read more »

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Vitamins and trace minerals: Back to basics

When hog prices are low and feed costs are high, a strict re-evaluation of the essentiality and effectiveness of dietary additives and nutrient concentrations is warranted. Vitamins and trace minerals are a constant addition to any finishing pig diet and as such they deserve the widest examination. read more >

Complexed zinc reduces foot pad dermatitis

Recent changes in economics and extra attention to bird welfare are reasons to be aware of the most common but preventable lesion - foot pad dermatitis. Research trials have shown that their incidence can dramatically be reduced through adding complexed zinc to the bird’s feed. read more >

Balanced trace element nutrition to neutralise oxidative stress

High iron levels in feedstuffs and water used in animal husbandry are common around the globe. Excessive amounts of iron are fed when comparing animal requirements with intake from feedstuffs. Although it is an essential mineral, feeding iron in excessive amounts can cause oxidative damage to tissues. On the other hand, feedstuffs do not supply sufficient amounts of zinc, copper and manganese. Balanced and bioavailable trace element supply will protect the animal from oxidative stress. read more >

Matching mineral requirements in trout

In fish, trace elements play an important role in cellular metabolism, formation of skeletal structures, maintenance of colloidal systems, regulation of acid-base equilibriums and other physiological functions. here we consider trace element bioavailability, particularly the role of organic selenium. read more >

Aquaculture turns eye on organic Selenium

The significance of selenium (Se) in fish nutrition is markedly growing alongwith the intensification of the industry. Similar to other feed industries, organic Se has been shown to be more effective in fish nutrition than the inorganic Se forms. Sebastien Rider and John Sweetman share the insights. read more >
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