Animal/Poltry Nutrition

Maintaining the quality of ingredients during storage is crucial to ensure the nutritional value, safety, and efficacy of feed formulations. Proper storage practices help prevent deterioration, contamination, and spoilage of feed ingredients, which can affect animal health, performance, and profitability.

A Total Mixed Ration (TMR) is a complete feed for ruminant animals, such as dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, and goats, which is formulated to provide a balanced diet that meets their nutritional requirements. Unlike traditional feeding methods where animals

During the storage of feed ingredients, various physical and chemical changes can occur, which may affect the quality, nutritional value, and shelf life of the feed. These changes can result from factors such as moisture content, temperature, oxygen exposure, microbial

Calculating Mineral Balance in Animals and Quantity to be Fed to meet Requirement A farmer fed 20ppm mineral in diet 5ppm appears in the feces, what would be the mineral balance for that Animal? Let’s calculate the mineral balance: Mineral

1. Mycotoxins: Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by molds (fungi) that grow on feed ingredients before or after harvest. Common mycotoxins include aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone, and ergot alkaloids. Mycotoxin contamination can occur in grains, cereals, oilseeds,

Quality control in laboratory analysis of feed is essential to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and consistency of test results, which are critical for assessing feed quality, nutritional composition, and safety. Here are key components of quality control in lab analysis