There are many factors which affect feed intake of chickens and hence determine nutrient intake level and efficiency of poultry production. Although the spectrum of these factors is very broad, here the focus will be made on management and environment, feed and water,...
AI impact on the South African feed industry
The importance of poultry feed as the biggest contributor to the total feed volumes produced by AFMA members, as well as the biggest contributor to our national feed volumes, have been discussed on numerous occasions during the last 2 years. These discussions focused...
Impact of feeding larvae to piglets and broilers
In the coming 4 years, scientists from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, together with the industry will investigate whether insect larvae are a sustainable source of nutrition for piglets and broilers. For the first time the full environmental...