Re: Food formulas (corn)

From: Krys Francis (krys_at_lluestfarmpoultry.co.uk)
Date: 08/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:09:46 +0100

In message <4119fac2$0$530$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>, Jill
<news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> writes
>Krys Francis wrote:
>> Thought that some of you might find this interesting. I've not long
>> since got back from a visit to the States.
>
>Wow - where did you get to?

Mostly Indiana
>
>On my outward journey I
>> was, by coincidence, seated next to a lady with a PhD in animal
>> nutrition, specialising in poultry nutrition. he was on her was to a
>> conference on poultry nutrition in St Louis. As can be imagined I had
>> plenty of questions to ask.
>
>What a wonderful opportunity! I hope we all get to share in your good
>fortune.
>
>>I was told
>> that while corn, high in carbohydrate, is heating to a certain
>> extent, the climate in this country is never hot enough for this to
>> be a problem.
>
>That is really interesting - from the horsey side of things the heating was
>not so much to do with temperature but its value as a source of ready carbs.
>I am not going to explain it properly but my analogy would be that you are
>less likely to want or need a bowl of porridge in the summer than in the
>winter. If its cold outside you will utilise / need the extra carbs but in
>the summer they would be superfluous. We would not use maize much as a feed
>for horses in the summer but they surely appreciated them in the winter. I
>would have expected that in the UK its not often cold enough for corn/maize
>to be really necessary except the coldest / wettest parts of the winter.
>Unlike many parts of the US where they get so much more extremes of weather.
>Did she suggest other benefits of using maize ?
>
>Has she noted any differences in the feed values of the grains we have on
>offer to our domestic market and that of the US?
>
>
>Wheat as the base of much of our poultry feed in UK is
>> apparently mostly due to cost & likewise the use of corn in US.
>
>That makes sense. Did she think this made much difference to the overall
>nutritional content of the various feeds on offer?
>
>> On the use of selenium in feed (or as a tablet supplement) one
>> apparently needs to be very careful as to the form of the selenium
>> being used. Some is not readily usable by our bodies (or chicken's) &
>> can be dangerous. She gave me her email addy & said to write so I'll
>> ask the form of selenium which she said might as well not be taken,
>> as I had an idea that it might have been the one listed above.
>
>I would also be interested
>
>Did you get to do lots of other poultry / waterfowl things while you were
>over there?
>
>--
>regards
>Jill Bowis
>
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-- 
Krys Francis

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