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Particle size affects feed intake and growth

Farmers can maximize a chicken’s feed intake and growth rate if they give large feed particles as early as possible. Steve Leeson, Professor Emeritus...

Early lay diet density and hen size – do they affect hen productivity and egg quality in late lay?

WENDY MUIR, YEASMIN AKTER, KEN BRUERTON and PETER GROVES* evaluate if a diet of higher nutrient density (HND) at the start of lay could...

Nursery – a crucial period for building resilient piglets

The nursery is a crucial period in preparing the piglets for the grow-finish stage. During this period, many issues affect the piglets’ health, and...

Diets containing marine peptides benefit aqua species

Functional marine peptides offer benefits to aquaculture species, said Thomas Levallois, Busines Marketing Director at Maqpro Biotech Indonesia. Aquaculture diets containing these bioactive natural...

Substituting molasses with palatants

JOËLLE FAUGERON* presents that a multi-sensory palatant can overcome the important variable sensorial properties of molasses, ensuring feed palatability and stimulating feed intake, improving...

Sow feed intake during lactation and its effect on litter uniformity

SIMON ESKINAZI and LUIZ SOUZA* present that by stimulating sow appetite, a feed palatant included in the lactation diet, improved piglet liveweight and litter uniformity...

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