Optimising layer nutrition based on body fat measurements


Ines Carvalhido (35) is Poultry Lead at Cargill Animal Nutrition. Photos: Mark Pasveer
Ines Carvalhido (35) is Poultry Lead at Cargill Animal Nutrition. Photos: Mark Pasveer

With the introduction of a new scanning tool, Cargill is now able to reveal the body fat condition in laying hens. According to the company, having insight into this body fat content enables nutritionists to increase the number of eggs per hen and could even reduce feed costs. Cargill Animal Nutrition mainly wants to enter the laying farms as a nutritional knowledge partner. “In general, hens are too fat early in the laying period. That is why you have to start measuring and adjusting e

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