Feed processing in the poultry industry

It is known that feed processing techniques alter molecular structure of nutrients in feed ingredients (mainly through physical or heat-based approaches). These changes can have significant effects on nutrient utilisation by the animals, which may consequently improve production performance. I had the opportunity to attend the 29th Western Nutrition Conference, which was held 23-24 September, 2008, in Edmonton, Canada. Although the majority of attendees were from Canada, we had a very dive