Ukrainian poultry poisoned by toxic feed

In the Donetsk region of the Ukraine about 25,000 turkeys died on a number of poultry farms. The preliminary examination showed that the turkeys had died to to toxic feed, specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture have found that the toxic feed has been used on several farms.

"Feed can be affected by the toxic fungi; also containers of feed on the farm can be poorly cleaned etc. To prevent the accumulation of the toxins, the birds must be given an absorbent along with the feed. Therefore before drawing any conclusions it is necessary to check compliance with all necessary sanitary requirements on farms themselves," experts say. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Ugandan poultry farmers livelihood threatened by feed prices

The ever rising prices in animal feeds are have a serious effect on the Ugandan poultry farmers and processors. The prices also vary depending on where you buy them from, there is also the problem of fake feeds coming onto the market, these fake feed have a serious effect on egg laying production.

It has been found that fake feeds contain fishfin, scales and bones and some of these fake feeds  even contain sorghum flour which has no nutritional value for chickens. The poultry feed dealers attribute the rising costs to the transportation and exportation of maize and high fuel costs. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

New product improves animal performance from mixed grain diets

Danisco Animal Nutrition has launched Axtra XB - a new feed enzyme product designed to give improved feed cost savings and excellent performance for pigs and poultry from mixed grain diets. Axtra XB has the most comprehensive registration profile of any xylanase and beta-glucanase enzyme combination currently available in the EU.

It is the first and only product to combine a multi-species registration for swine and poultry, including ducks and game birds, with a flexible dose rate and excellent pelleting stability. Axtra XB is available in liquid form or as a dry free-flowing, low dust granule which is thermostable to 90°C. The two product forms ensure convenience in application and ease of handling by premixers, feed mills and integrators. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

In-ovo feeding can optimise poultry production

In-ovo feeding technology has established a new science of perinatal nutrition that will open opportunities for greater production efficiency and animal welfare. It may even be a necessary means to optimise poultry production, concluded Peter Ferket (North Carolina State University) and Zehave Uni (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) at the Alltech Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky held this week.

The incubation and neonatal periods account for about 50 percent of the productive life of a two-kg market broiler. The perinatal period, the last four days before hatch through the first four days after hatch, is most critical for development and survival of commercial broilers, the researcher state. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers