IYPH2020: Why the Agri-Food industry should care about it?
The UN announced 2020 as the “International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). While it is easy to dismiss 'Plant Health' as a matter limited...
The Truth About Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Animal Activists have discovered another way to attack animal agriculture by spreading “fake news” about Green House Gas (GHGs) emissions. The issue of the...
Feed Passage Syndrome: An Integrated Approach to Improve Birds Health
Introduction
Production of broilers with high growth rate and feed efficiency through impressive genetic improvement is often directly linked with digestive problems, such as passage...
Maize and Soyabean crops: Production and price trends likely in India in 2020
MAIZE:In India, sowing of Rabi maize has commenced under favorable conditionsand as per reports, nearly 9.4 lakh ha area had been planted till middle...
Metabolism of AflatoxinB1 – a natural contaminant in Poultry
AFB1 is the most potent of the naturally occurring mycotoxins. It is a secondary metabolite of the Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus fungi, and...
Prevention and control of infectious bursal disease in poultry
INTRODUCTION
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute, highly contagious disease of young chicken caused by birnavirus. The IBD was discovered by A.S. Cosgrove in...
Preparing Balanced Total Mixed Ration (TMR) for Dairy Animals
Balanced ration is a prerequisite for successful dairy farming. An animal of high genetic potential will become a medium milk producer if feed is...
Significance of Patented Lysophospholipids, Synthetic Emulsifiers and Monoglycerides Combination Over Lysophospholipids in Broilers
INTRODUCTION
Present day broiler industry needs to be aligned with three important market trends such as maximizing performance, optimizing feed cost and maintaining profitable growth....
Benefits of Chelated Copper in Poultry Diet
Copper (Cu) has been widely used at pharmacological levels (e.g., 125 ppm) as growth promoter in poultry. However, the mechanism by which high levels...
Improve your feed conditioning process and optimize the nutritional value of your feed with...
The first step in the process of conditioning is heat treatment of the meal by the addition of steam in a steam mixer. Steam...
