Ioannis MavromichalisIoannis Mavromichalis, Ph.D., is an animal nutrition industry consultant. To contact Mavromichalis, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 27HomeUnderstanding vitamin stability in animal feed premixesDuring feed manufacturing and storage, oxidative conditions often arise that may reduce vitamin stability. Unless vitamin destruction is prevented or compensated, animal performance may be reduced depending on severity and duration of imposed vitamin deficiency.Broilers & TurkeysDo I want to be an organic egg farmer?One of my side dreams, for when I have free time to spare, is to have my own layer farm. Nothing more than, say, 10,000 layers, just for the fun of it.HomeAchieving dietary electrolyte balance for broilersThe balance of dietary cations and anions is in close relationship with broiler performance, affecting metabolism quite differently than individual ions.HomeHow Peter made money with an updated feed programSmall savings can often lead to great profits. This is a real case, but with altered names, that demonstrates the point of how important feed cost is on overall profitability.Home3 strategies for successful piglet creep feedingEven though creep feeding is an old theme, I am quite often asked (especially when producers switch weaning age) whether it pays off. Simply put, it does.HomeJoe's pigs compensated the wrong wayOne day, Joe stormed into my office and handed me a copy of a research paper, asking why a scientific journal would publish "rubbish" like that. Obviously, something went wrong.Poultry Nutrition & FormulationPhenolic compounds in animal feedsPhenolic compounds have attracted a great deal of research interest in human nutrition and medicine during the last decade. Nevertheless, animal nutrition still lagged behind in recognizing phenolics as an interesting field of potential feed additives.Egg ProductionHow Wally ended up with pale egg yolks in summerWhen Wally, a customer of mine whose real name will remain hidden, called last summer, the situation was already out of hand. His hens were producing eggs by the thousands and his buyer refused to accept them. The egg yolks were virtually colorless. Gone was the desirable yellow-orange color of just a month or so ago. What had really happened?Egg ProductionPreventing fishy eggs with the right feed ingredientsFish meal remains a choice-ingredient in layer diets. Several large egg producers use fish meal as a means of providing a bit of extra nutrition to their layers.HomeMonitoring mycotoxin contamination: Where is aflatoxin?In the last decade, almost all respectable companies engaged in the production and marketing of sophisticated mycotoxin-neutralizing agents conduct annual surveys, often on a global scale. After studying these surveys for many years now, I am left with a very simple question: where is aflatoxin?Antibiotic-Free MeatAdding copper sulfate to antibiotic-free piglet dietsFrom my attendance at the EAAP-Animine Academy in Paris last September, where I had the opportunity to refresh my knowledge on zinc and copper, I am offering some thoughts regarding the use of an old feed additive that comes to the rescue of zinc oxide.HomeFeed formulation: Novel biomolecules in animal proteinsAnimal proteins, such as those derived from milk, blood and eggs, are esteemed highly for their nutritive value. New evidence and current market thinking have provided further insights into the employment of such animal-derived ingredients, especially towards the direction of bioactive compounds.Previous PagePage 27 of 55Next Page