Results survey among pig/poultry experts
At a recently held meeting, organised by Alltech, 180 of Europe’s top nutritionists and veterinarians gave their opinion about the current and future issues in the pig and poultry business.
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70% of pig and 79% of poultry respondents believe GM feed is
inevitable.
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68% think Biofuels policy has negative effect on EU agriculture.
— 62% and
65% respectively worried by new EU salmonella targets.
— Roughly half
of both species believe performance is worse since the AGP ban, but half do not,
reflecting the success of alternatives such as Bio-Mos®.
Pig
results
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70% believe selecting for improved pig growth has compromised
immunity.
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Nearly 80% believe following NRC or other equivalents do not give Sows
enough minerals.
— 70% have see circovirus on their farms, or on their clients
farms.
Poultry results
— 75% say the enzymes they use are
effective but nearly 90% report wet litter problems.
— 60% felt coccidiosis vaccines
alone are not able to replace coccidiostats.
— 77% report seeing Necrotic
Enteritis.
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64% have changed diet specifications since feed material prices have
increased.
Related website:
Alltech
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