Nucleoside supplements may boost poultry weight gain, performance Combining nucleosides in poultry feed may offer birds a boost in production, weight gain and intestinal development, say researchers. An international team of researchers from Iran and the US examined the use of the nucleosides combinations on the production of broilers. The research had financial support from

Anti-factory farming group urges more resource efficient meat and milk production Animal welfare and environmental group, Compassion in World Farming, is concerned about the threat of species extinction globally, claiming “unsustainable” livestock production is a cause. To draw European leaders’ attention to this issue, that not for profit group, in junction with the WWF, is