Summer 2004
INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 General News 2 Hen nutrition and it’s influence on progeny 3 The Effect of Stocking Rate on the performance of growing pigs 4 Tilapia : the Broilers and Aquaculture? 5 A re-evaluation of the phosphorus requirements of the broiler 6 Tips for...Winter 2004
INSID E THIS ISSUE 1 General News 2 Nucleotides: An exciting new technology 3 The Weaning Period 4 Subsidies, Maize and the Poultry Industry 5 A new Technology for Broiler Breeders 6 The Tunisian Poultry Industry I wrote the introductory note to this newsletter...Spring 2003
INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 General News 2 Improved Genetics and Pig Herd Health 3 Genetic Improvement in Broilers 4 The feeding Full Fat Soya to broiler chickens 5 Reducing Seasonal Infertility This will be the last newsletter for 2003. It is true that feed...Autumn 2003
I N S I D E TH I S I S S U E 1 General News 2 Managing Variation on the Pig Farm 3 Research Advances 4 Blood Spots in Eggs 5 Compensatory Growth in Broilers 6 Avian Advice: University of Arkansas 7 Eating Behaviour Of Pigs And Feeder Following a period of rocketing...Summer 2002
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E 1 General News 2 Broilers and the Protein content of their diets 3 Antibiotic Growth Promoters 4 Success with AI in pigs 5 The effect of elevated Calcium levels in drinking water on shell integrity 6 Zearalenone in South African Pig...
Nutritional Strategies and Opportunities for the Broiler Industry in South Africa
By Rick Kleyn, SPESFEED (Pty) Ltd, Rivonia, South Africa Introduction Broiler production the world over is similar – or is it? We may all use similar genotypes but differences in climate, available resources, market conditions and human nature often mean that...
Feeding Iguanas
By Rick Kleyn Iguanas are not kept as pets in South Africa to the same degree that they are kept in other parts of the world, but they are becoming increasingly popular. They are true lizards but are strictly vegetarian, or more specifically, folivores. This means...
Fact or Fiction: Deciding on What Technology to Apply in the Poultry Industry.
By Rick Kleyn, SPESFEED (Pty) Ltd The poultry industry has made enormous strides over the past few decades. Much of this progress has occurred because of a willingness to embrace new ideas and/or technology. Deciding on which technologies should be adopted, both in...