Publications
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...
Consultants and consultancy in the poultry industry
By Rick Kleyn This month’s editorial has called for a lot of introspection on my part. I have been challenged to put forward a balanced view of the use of consultants in the poultry industry. Whichever angle I take in a column like this, someone is bound to say, “it’s...
Alternative Poultry Production Systems; Are they what they are cracked up to be?
By: Rick Kleyn, SPESFEED (Pty) Ltd. Consumers are increasing demanding that the production methods used in animal agriculture take the welfare and “wellness” of the animals used into consideration. In addition, they expect, and quite rightly so, that high levels of...
Feeding your Turtle or Tortoise
By Rick Kleyn There are many species of turtles and tortoises, each of which may have different nutritional and housing requirements. In addition, in South Africa, there are restrictions on keeping certain species in captivity. It is therefore important that we...