Broiler nutrition in the UK: Can faba beans deliver? Faba beans seem to have great potential to reduce the reliance on soybean meal (SBM) in nutritiously balanced diets for broilers, finds UK research
“We do have to conclude though that the absolute level of SBM displacement is perhaps relatively low but that is because we are comparing soy with 48-50% protein levels with a raw material that has at best around 25-30% protein levels. However, dehulling offers opportunities, such technology could allow us to remove not only some of the anti-nutritional factors but also increase the levels of protein in the commodity. Perhaps we can also breed for faba beans with higher levels of protein in order to close the gap further between such [homegrown] protein sources and soy,” said Professor Jos Houdijk, head of monogastric science research center, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).
Rural college to invest in veterinary skills centre Scotland s Rural College is investing £850,000 to create a state of the art veterinary clinical skills teaching centre in Aberdeen.
The ten-room centre will be based at SRUC s Craibstone Campus and is scheduled to open in September.
It will have dedicated space for hands-on experience with cutting-edge equipment, a clinical skills laboratory and an animal disease diagnostics lab.
More than 100 students will learn and study at the centre and it will also offer short courses to veterinary professionals.
Caroline Argo, Dean of SRUC’s North Faculty said: “Our new Veterinary Clinical Skills Centre will offer one of the best experiences for students of veterinary nursing and other animal-related programmes across the country.