Ioannis Mavromichalis

EuroTier 2018: Finding alternative feed ingredients

An animal industry professional's final-day impressions from Europe's most-attended trade fair for animal production

November 16, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

EuroTier is a great place to find alternative feed ingredients or hook up with alternative sources and suppliers.

EuroTier 2018: Day 3, when all the business happens

An animal industry professional's third-day impressions from Europe's most-attended trade fair for animal production

November 15, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

The third day of EuroTier is when all the business happens.

EuroTier 2018: Blending animal science, business, marketing

An animal industry professional's second-day impressions from Europe's most-attended trade fair for animal production

November 14, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

During the second day of EuroTier 2018, these topics got my attention: calves, US-EU business and value marketing.

EuroTier 2018: 3 ways the animal industry has changed

An animal industry professional's first-day impressions from Europe's most-attended trade fair for animal production

November 13, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

There is a totally different business landscape in the European animal nutrition industry compared to 2016.

How to make the most of EuroTier 2018

A simple rule for attending exhibitions that helps me focus on the future

November 5, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

For the next exhibition I attend, EuroTier 2018, I have a plan. I call it the 3x3 Exhibition Rule.

4 pillars for successful farm-level antibiotic reduction

Antibiotics can be replaced by a farm-wide approach that requires more than adding additives in animal feeds.

November 5, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

When examined at farm level, many antibiotic-reduction programs fail to achieve the lofty goals set by governments. The main reason in most cases is the one-dimensional approach followed by those involved in such attempts, and this includes farmers and their consultants.

What is the best form of post-weaning piglet feed?

A perennial question that can only receive an answer based on personal experiences

November 5, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

There is no right or wrong form of feed for piglets after weaning. Whether their feed is presented as meal, pellets or crumbles, piglets will react to it based on their pre-weaning experiences.

6 points about feed additives for modern dairy cows

Finding a working additive for modern dairy cows is not an easy exercise, as we must first consider the rumen microbiota’s role that precedes the cow’s own digestive efforts.

November 5, 2018

Ioannis Mavromichalis

Dairy cows attract the most interest in terms of additives because they are everywhere in the world, they consume enormous amounts of feed and they are high-yielding but sensitive (fragile) animals that require intense attention to their nutrition and health.