Two enzyme products used widely in the poultry industry to improve the digestibility of wheat- and maize-based diets have been found to have additional effects on the numbers of bacteria in the gut of broilers that can cause food poisoning in huma...

01 feb 2003

As our weapons in the fight against mycotoxins become more sophisticated, so must the methods we use to test their efficacy. Simulating intestinal conditions and novel "stress gene" technology can help develop more effective elimination strategies.

01 feb 2003

Making a combined culture of bacterial species for use as a probiotic may improve animal performance more than a single species alone. However, understanding of inhibition and synergy is required to make an effective combination.

01 dec 2002

Maintaining optimal immune response in birds has become a major challenge in modern poultry production. As nutrition is a major cost in animal and poultry nutrition, maintaining optimal health via this route is desirable. It is well known that antiox...

01 dec 2002

Phytase is a long established feed enzyme and no one would doubt its efficacy in increasing the availability of phosphorus in plant materials. Thorough knowledge of phytic acid and phytate chemistry, particularly in feed formulations and in intestina...

01 oct 2002

Accurately predicting the feed quality of wheat has long been a challenge to poultry feed producers. Wheat quality prediction using near infrared spectroscopy enables feed producers to rapidly and cost effectively measure wheat quality at the feed mi...

01 oct 2002

A non-antibiotic growth promoter suitable for organic feed production- is it possible? One Brazilian company believes so, and has put a common local resource- citrus fruit- to good use, and has found synergistic effects between citrus extract’s two m...

01 aug 2002

Blending essential oils should be regarded as one of the tools available to animal nutritionists in formulating diets for poultry. Further research is continuing to develop our understanding of their real potential.

01 jun 2002

Arachidonic acid is the principal precursor of many biological regulators. Products derived from arachidonic acid play an essential role in embryo development, reproduction, immunological response and bone development. Glutamine’s importance in gut ...

01 feb 2002

The term “companion animal” has replaced that of “pet”. Today’s challenge is to provide complete diets meeting all requirements in a safe and highly palatable form. The highly specific requirements of the cat illustrate just how far we have come sinc...

01 feb 2002