Massey University is proud to announce four new Emeritus Professors conferred by the Honorary Awards Committee this week.
Distinguished Professors’ Paul Spoonley, Sally Morgan and Anne Noble and Professor Ravi Ravindran are awarded emeritus titles in recognition of their service to the university.
The title “Professor Emeritus” is conferred upon retirement to select nominees who are recognised nationally as having been outstanding in their discipline; and who have made an outstanding contribution to scholarship or the university or both; as well as being held in the respect and esteem of colleagues.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley , who retired in April 2021, is recognised for his extensive contribution to both academia and Massey University.
Norwegian research has found limited value in terms of protein or other functional components for pigs and poultry from products derived from two types of seaweed.
A new study sees that extruded flaxseed at inclusion levels of up to 9% is efficient in terms of improving the productive performance of laying hens in a commercial setting.
Among other benefits, the Iranian and Australian research team found that dietary extruded flaxseed improved the fatty acids profile, blood factors, and antioxidant capacity of hens compared to birds fed other types of rations.
The study
The research team, writing in
Animal Feed Science and Technology, said they evaluated the effects of three inclusion levels – 3, 6 and 9% - of different types of flaxseed – whole (WF), milled (MF), and extruded (EF) - on egg performance, egg yolk fatty acids (FAs), and lipids components in yolk and blood in 75 week old birds of the Hy-Line W-36 breed for nine weeks.
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Development of alternative strategies to antibiotics and zinc oxide in swine diets should integrate the role of vitamins for gastrointestinal functionality, finds a review.
Very little research and scientific emphasis are devoted to vitamin nutrition and its role in the gut function and health of livestock, said the authors of the paper published in
Animal Feed Science and Technology.
The reviewers, which include Charlotte Lauridsen from Aarhus University and Pietro Celi from DSM, discuss how fat-soluble (A, D, E and K) and water-soluble (B-group and C) vitamins may influence gastrointestinal (GI) functionality in general, with a focus on the challenges associated with the early life of pig gut health and disease prevention.