Topic: Poultry

Heat stress in poultry production : risk and technical solutions

Heat stress can represent a pressing concern during the summer season. With temperatures frequently above 30 degrees surpassing the 25 degrees comfort range for a poultry, the physiological challenges become more pronounced.

Low protein diets: a challenge or a need for poultry production?

The world population continues to increase; on November 15, 2022, the figure of 8 billion people was surpassed, and it is expected that in the next 30 years it could increase by 2 billion more people (FAO, 2024). Population growth is also associated with an increase in purchasing power and this means that meat production continues to grow...

Phosphorus and calcium, two essential macro-minerals in poultry

The formulation of diets in aquaculture is a constantly evolving field and tends to meet the various challenges of the moment: getting as close as possible to the specific nutritional requirements of each species, while using raw materials that are available, of high quality, with an increasingly low environmental impact, and with the consent of the end-buyer.