The future of poultry nutrition

Although the majority of presentations at the scientific meeting at the 35th North Carolina Poultry Nutrition Conference were focused on enzyme supplementation in poultry diets, Dr Steve Leeson of University of Guelph, Canada, discussed current and future challenges of commercial poultry nutrition. Some of the highlights of his paper included: the rising cost of feed worldwide especially as it relates to the expansion of biofuel industry; the phasing out or reduced use of antibiotic growth prom