Newsletter No. 75 – Item 4 The quality of genetics plays an increasingly important role in the commercial viability of livestock production. The genetics influence such things as: Breeder efficiency Number of progeny Reproductive ability Longevity Efficient Feed Conversion Days … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 75 – Item 3 A blog published recently on the World Poultry web site suggested that there is a missing F Word in the frequently used phrase “from farm to fork”. He suggests that missing important F word … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 75 – Item 2 What do we understand by “volume” in today’s markets? When discussing volume with two managers of a pig unit we calculated the annual tonnage of pig meat they produced on their 200 hectare farm. … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 75 – Item 1 When the internet first became a popular means of communication in the mid to late 1990s, there were a number of forums and mailing lists dedicated to ostrich. The communication came from many countries … Continue reading →
Newsletter No 74 – Financial Plan Once the infrastructure required to supply the targeted markets is defined, it is then possible to establish the capital investment and working capital required for the various sectors of the value chain. In this … Continue reading →
Newsletter 74 – Infrastructure This section discussed just why the development of a collaborateve infrastructure is so enssential in today’s market place that is dominated by global supermarket and hospitality industry global brands. The excellent graphics produced by the project … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 74 The items in this newsletter discussed a new develpment that provided a great practical example of a value chain and the importance of working in a collaborative manner. For ease of reading in the blog environment, we … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 73 – Item 3 Originally Roche, but now DSM, irregularly produce interesting nutritional fact sheets with excellent information. The article Nutrition at Work – Vitamin Variability (no longer available), discussed the dangers in modern nutrition of dependency on … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 72 – Item 5 The “Feed Management Education Project” is a program funded by the USDA and other partners in the United States. They have a full list of different “feed management” education documents. One is published on … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 72 – Item 4 An article entitled “Frozen foods benefiting from recession” discusses the increase in popularity of frozen foods as one method consumers are using to help reduce food costs in the recession. This can be considered … Continue reading →
