on September 6, 2016
Animal feed formulation principles: A crash course
It is not enough to have a good formulation computer program; we also need to ensure the operator is highly trained in both basic nutrition principles and practical feeds and feeding science.
I recall a time when feed formulation, for me, was a world full of wonderment and perplexity. I was an undergraduate in animal science, and I was hopelessly trying to find books about how to formulate programs. At that time, MS-DOS was reigning, and feed formulation software was more valuable…