Poultry Farming

IMPROVED PHYTASE EFFICACY UNLOCKS EXTRA POTENTIAL

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine June 9, 2021 27 0

Phytases are extensively used in broiler feeds as they increase amino acid and phosphorus availability during the digestive process, thereby improving growth performance. But can phytases keep up with the continuous demand for increasingly sustainable and cost-effective broiler production? BY Continue Reading

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CALCIUM: THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD IN MEETING NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine May 12, 2021 83 0

Ensuring animal feed formulas meet all nutritional requirements is particularly challenging for vital mineral elements such as calcium. Essential for bone development and a key player in several metabolic paths, calcium is often added to diets with large safety margins to avoid deficiencies. But if calcium deficit poses a threat to animal growth, high calcium […]Continue Reading

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RAISING THE PHYTASE PODIUM

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine April 14, 2021 176 0

To improve phosphorus availability and tackle the antinutritional effects of phytates, phytases have been increasingly used in animal feeds over the past thirty years. Effective phytases are currently available on the market, but there is still room for improvement. By Rachael Hardy, DANISCO ANIMAL NUTRITION (IFF). Phytate is not hydrolyzed in the phytase-free monogastric Continue Reading

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RAISING ORGANIC PASTURE CHICKENS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine April 14, 2021 105 0

The chickens are rotated through the pastures and hayfield, with the nitrogen from their manure adding natural fertilizer. George England slowly lets out the clutch on his sputtering old tractor. As it creeps forward, he twists in the seat, looking behind to watch his converted trailer slowly slide onto a fresh patch of pasture. A well-worn […]Continue Reading

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DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR POULTRY INDUSTRY

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 31, 2021 120 0

The South African Bureau of Standards (Sabs) has called for comments on the draft South African Standard (DSS) 1758 that focuses on the welfare of chickens. “Chicken is one of the most consumed proteins in South Africa and it is important that there are national specifications that guide the breeding, rearing and production practices of […]Continue Reading

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POULTRY INDUSTRY AND CBN’S 300,000MT MAIZE INTERVENTION

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 31, 2021 110 0

Nigerian poultry industry has come under tremendous pressure over the last 15months as farmers suffered severe losses owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and escalating grain prices. The situation took a heavy toll on farmers as many shut down their poultry farms while others slaughtered malnourished chickens to deal with the surging cost of production owing […]Continue Reading

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LESS NE VIA SMART NUTRIENT COMBINATIONS

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 8, 2021 150 0

The synergistic benefits of enzymes and probiotics have shown great promise in helping producers realize nutrition and performance improvements, while limiting the impact of necrotic enteritis.             – DR KIRSTY GIBBS, Danisco Animal Nutrition (IFF), UK  Necrotic enteritis (NE) is recognized globally Continue Reading

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EFFECT OF DEBEAKING ON LAYING HEN PERFORMANCE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine February 23, 2021 109 0

Poultry farmers have concerns about the possibility of keeping non-debeaked laying hens without a loss of production performance. A Dutch study, which examined the behaviour of non-debeaked laying hens, shares these concerns. From 2018 onwards, it will be forbidden to debeak laying hens in the Netherlands. For poultry farmers affiliated to the German KAT association […]Continue Reading

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POULTRY EXPERT ON NUTRITIONAL TOOLS FOR ANTIBIOTIC REDUCTION

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine February 23, 2021 74 0

Functional ingredients’ specific effect on reducing antibiotic application on poultry farms has been discussed in this interview with a poultry expert, Mark Karimi. Profile:Mark Karimi is Agilia A/S poultry technical manager. He gained his first BSc degree in Agriculture and worked within this sector for 8 years before moving to the UK in 2000. Mark […]Continue Reading

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CASE STUDY: WATER FOCUS PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR FLOCK PERFORMANCE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine February 23, 2021 68 0

Charlie Simpson rears 542,000 broilers each crop at Lower Heath Farm, Whitchurch, Shropshire, and introduced a comprehensive water treatment regime about 3 years ago. Challenges of borehole water “We use borehole water which I know isn’t the best in the world,” he says. “We have it tested every 6 months, and have an ultraviolet steriliser […]Continue Reading