Back in 1973 Cranswick plc started life producing basic feeds for East Yorkshire pig farms. Today, Cranswick is a leading UK stock market quoted company with a turnover of £318 million. Recently the company built a brand new bird food plant in East ...

01 nov 2005

The choice of a protein source for broilers and layers involves many elements. S.V. Rama Rao, D. Nagalakshmi and M.V.L.N. Raju present data from their studies which show that although sunflower meal is a good substitute for soybean meal, ultimately, ...

01 apr 2005

When it comes to uniformity of activity, legumes are particularly well suited to the use of exogenous enzymes. Economic feasibility relies on making sure we are fully aware of the nutrients involved and not wasting expensive additives on functions th...

01 apr 2004

Fishmeal is a popular protein source across most of the world. However, in many countries, its cost is prohibitive. Researchers have discovered a potential alternative protein source in the paddy fields and waterways of India, namely water snails.

01 oct 2003

Young chicks are immature in terms of their physiology and immune responses, therefore delivering the right combination of nutrients in a readily digestible for is vital. Oleosomes are effective in dispersing and transporting oil bodies in nature. T...

01 oct 2003

The quality of dietary lipids is affected by their degree of saturation and the content of free fatty acids, among other factors. Adding emulsifiers has already been shown to improve productive parameters in broilers. Recent work shows that the effi...

01 oct 2003

Emulsifiers. Nothing new, many will say. And indeed their use has long been practiced in our industry. Although their main use was to improve fat solubility in aqueous media, farmers using them were found to be adding more than was recommended- and g...

01 apr 2003

Improving feed quality for the benefit of the poultry farmer can be a demanding task, especially where even small improvements in performance are difficult to achieve. Going back to the basics of starch digestion shows how improvements in our relatio...

01 apr 2003

What is the unique property of fishmeal that makes it so useful in enhancing animal performance? Scientists in the UK have uncovered some of the secrets of this unique high performance protein. Using their research they have developed treatments for ...

01 oct 2002

The Flockman system of supplying nutrients on a day-to-day basis now feeds 15% of all UK broilers. But David Filmer is not resting on his laurels. He aims for a fully automated, practical feeding model and is drawing from jungle fowl behaviour and ...

01 feb 2002