Dissecting corn

The soaring price of grains in 2008, most of all corn, hit poultry producers hard. The sector is desperately looking for alternatives or ways to deal with the problem. However, the industry may be neglecting the very eye of the hurricane: corn itself. Researcher Dr Gustavo J. M. M. de Lima and co-authors* recently presented a paper where they examined the issue. They believe that although corn is the most important feed component, we are not paying it due attention. Time has come for a change.