Humphrey Feeds increases organic pig and poultry diet content

Leading poultry feed specialist, Humphrey Feeds, have implemented their organic content of organic pig and poultry diets to 95% whilst maintaining the nutritional standards of their diets.

Commenting on the new feed percentage regulations, Humphrey Feeds director Martin Humphrey said, ''The challenge with this change to organic formulations has been to ensure that the essential amino acids, particularly lysine and methionine, are of the correct quantity and ratio, and are of a quality to meet the nutrient and welfare requirements of the bird.

Humphrey noted that the change to 95% organic can unbalance the diet, leading to an oversupply of non-limiting or non-essential amino acids which can cause hock burn, pododermatitis and certain behavioural abnormalities.

Humphrey Feeds' range of 66 organic poultry diets include core diets, as well as a wide range of specialist 'management diets' that aim to adjust certain issues, including eggs that are too large or too small, birds that grow too fast, too slow, have poor appetites or are recovering from disease. Diets are also formulated for the time of year, reflecting the different seasonal challenges.