Organic Poultry Products – Are They the Real Deal?

Organic Poultry Products – Are They the Real Deal?

By Rick Kleyn, SPESFEED (Pty) Ltd The demand for organic poultry products will continue to grow, despite the fact that producing organic chicken is expensive both in monitory and environmental terms. All organic systems are by definition free-range systems as well....
Koi Food – Look Beyond the Label!

Koi Food – Look Beyond the Label!

By Rick Kleyn (MSc Agric) – Animal Nutritionist I am a new member of the South African Koi Keepers Society and new to keeping Koi. I have just bought my first fish and put them into my new pond. What then to feed these beautiful creatures? There is a dazzling array of...
Feeding and the Modern Layer Pullet

Feeding and the Modern Layer Pullet

By Rick Kleyn, SPESFEED (Pty) Ltd. Modern layer breeds are constantly changing through genetic selection and improvement. The principle aim of the primary breeding companies is to ensure that the birds sold to their clients are more efficient. From table 1, it can...
Feeding Baby Birds

Feeding Baby Birds

By Rick Kleyn, Animal Nutritionist It is that time of the year where many small birds, mostly passerines, are found “abandoned” by their parents in streets and gardens all over the country. Out of their love for birds, people tend to bring these helpless...
Biofuels and Agribusiness

Biofuels and Agribusiness

By Rick Kleyn, SPESFEED (Pty) Ltd, South Africa. Biofuels are truly the topic de jure in agricultural circles. It is likely to be the single most important event in agriculture for decades. Those of us involved in Agribusiness need to have a grasp of what this...