feed

The recent Multi-State Poultry Feeding and Nutrition Conference looked at two major industry issues; feeding for environmental efficiency and issues with feed source mycotoxins. Dr. Todd Applegate discusses his presentation on Dietary Impacts on Air Emissions from Poultry.

Also, Dr. Bret Rings, Cobb-Vantress, provides an outlook on Broiler Industry Issues and Trends, from the Midwest Poultry Convention. Dr. Rings also mentioned he was especially interested in Man Made Climate Change: Hoax or Myth series captured by Truffle Media’s Beef Specialist, Trent Fredenburg.

PoultryCast 0219 Show Notes:

• Practical tips on enzyme evaluations from Iowa State's Brian Richart.  Dr. Richart shares key points from his Midwest Poultry Convention presentation.

Survey information just released shows new home sales at an ‘all-time’ low. With the slow down in both consumer and commercial building markets, the availability of our preferred pine shavings continues to tighten. Research on river-sand as an alternative where the product is available has yielded positive results in turkey poults. It seems once the birds reach a weight where heat loss is less of a problem, they’re able to thrive for a multitude of reasons.

PoultryCast 0208 Show Notes:

• Researchers at the University of Georgia looking at ways to use utilize biofuel byproducts discover a process to limit ammonia volitilization by feeding 'char' to broilers. 

PoultryCast 0206 Show Notes:

• A conversation at the International Poultry Scientific Forum looks at the use of glycerol and heat to lower feed mill energy use as we consider research presented by Kansas State Graduate Student and Research Assistant Erin Mader

PoultryCast 0203 Show Notes:

• Danisco's Janet Remus discusses a project which identifies Phosphorus content variations in grain sources by location, updating information decades old which is even more important with today's DDGs diets.

PoultryCast 0198 Show Notes:

• Joel Newman, American Feed Industry Association's president and CEO, joins us for an overview of the their partnership with World Poultry Expo and highlights top legislative and regulatory concerns for the coming months.

PoultryCast 0196 Show Notes:

• BASF Plant Science Manager of nutrition and technical services, Jerry Weigel, discusses NutriDense, how it can affect your feeding program and returns you can expect.

PoultryCast 0102a Show Notes:

• Steps to ensuring feed integrity with Dr Phillip Smith of Tyson Foods
• Revisit of what happens when that integrity isn't preserved by our suppliers. (ie. What were you thinking about last year at this time?)

PoultryCast 0096 Show Notes:

• Pilgrim's Pride five percent production reduction planned for second half of the year
• Water availability looks good for western U.S. which bodes well for 2008 grain production
• Feed quality issues becoming an international concern with micro-nutrients sourced from world-wide suppliers
• Finding lowest-cost can open the door to unanticipated quality problems