Nutrition Notes Written by our Ph.D. nutritionists and other animal nutrition staff professionals from the KNG Nutrition Department, these articles address timely nutrition and management topics or issues making news in the industry. View Product Filters Species Poultry Showing 1-4 of 4 results Kent Research Shows that Home Fresh Extra Egg Outperforms the Leading National Brand Michael Edmonds, Ph.D., Vice President, Swine and Poultry Nutrition Purpose statement: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different feed treatments, Home Fresh Extra Egg (HFEE) and the leading national brand (LNB), on the performance, egg quality, and nutritional value of Hi-Line Brown Layers. The Continue reading… Phytase Supplementation in Home Fresh® Poultry Poultry Reducing the phosphorus guarantees on all poultry diets through using a higher level of added phytase saves diet costs, contributes to environmental sustainability and maintains our reputation for high performing poultry products. Continue reading… Benefits of Specific Enzymes in Home Fresh Poultry Products Poultry In 2012, we improved our poultry programs by adding in a specific mixture of enzymes which resulted in a significant improvement in feed efficiency with broilers at the Kent Research Farm (see chart below). These enzymes, which are stable in pelleted feed, include a xylanase which breaks down fiber components Continue reading… NutriVantage® For Poultry For Commercial Poultry Operators Poultry After observing the benefits NutriVantage Nutrition Optimizer has shown in multiple other species we took advantage of an opportunity to work with an integrated layer operation in Iowa during summer to see if added Nutrivantage would benefit layers as well. Continue reading to learn what was concluded from this study. Continue reading…
