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Enzymes and their place in the Sportsman diet range

15th May 2019 by Laura Beeson

Over recent years enzymes have been the focus of a large amount of research and have since become key ingredients in poultry feeds. It is now common practice for phytase and xylanase enzymes to be use...

The Effect of Nutrition on Fertility & Hatchability

22nd Mar 2019 by John Round

Introduction Achieving high levels of fertility and hatchability is crucial to the success of a breeding and hatching business. Performance is influenced by many factors, for example, bird management...

Insider Views - A Look At The Season Ahead

11th Mar 2019 by Dr Kenny Nutting BVetMed MRCVS

As game bird vets, the weather can have a major impact on the challenges we come across during the season, with a key challenge being the control of parasites. Worm burdens seem to be much lower ...

The Sportsman Review - Issue 3 2019

by Sportsman Game Feeds

Welcome to the third edition of The Sportsman Review. With so many developments benefitting our industry at the moment, we’re looking forward to a promising 2019 season. In this issue, we get Alan ...

In-feed replacements for antibiotics

4th Mar 2019 by John Round

Introduction There is increasing pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal production. This is because of concern that over-use of antibiotics has led to the development of microbial resist...

How Feed Is Made: Raw Materials & Testing

25th Feb 2019 by Charlotte Hargreaves

Introduction From starter crumbs through to poult release pellets; we know when to feed them and how much, but do we understand how they’re made? This is the first in a series of three articles...

Time To Change The Game

15th Feb 2019 by Alan Beynon BVM&S MRCVS

As a long established veterinary practice specialising in the care of game birds, we have seen a further reduction in the use of avian antibiotics as a result of last Summer’s benign weather. While...

The British Game Alliance - What You Need To Know

12th Feb 2019 by Tom Adams

The British Game Alliance (BGA) is a not-for-profit initiative which has the support and backing of all shooting organisations. It is the official marketing board for game, with a dedicated sales t...

High protein raw materials in Sportsman game feed

28th Jan 2019 by John Round

This is the second of a series of three short articles describing the main raw materials used in Sportsman game feeds and covers high protein ingredients. All the raw materials used by Sportsman ar...

Sources of major minerals used in Sportsman feeds

21st Jan 2019 by John Round

This is the third of a series of three short articles describing the main raw materials used in Sportsman game feeds and covers the major minerals. A number of major minerals are required by the ga...

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