In this new series of The Poultry Podcast Show, we will transport you right into the action and show you what A DAY IN THE LIFE of the main positions on a poultry farm looks like. Is poultry nutrition something you'd like to pursue? Would you like to learn more about the routine, the necessary skills, the challenges, and the opportunities of the area? So this episode is for you: I talk with Dr. Sandro Cerrate about the life of a nutritionist: daily tasks, feed formulation, data analysis, studies, and lots of advice.

"There is no fixed routine being a poultry nutritionist – it changes every week, every day." - Dr. Sandro Cerrate

What you’ll learn:

Highlight (00:00)
Introduction (1:50)
The daily routine of a poultry nutritionist (2:42)
Challenges and opportunities working with broiler breeders (5:16)
Formulating diets for commercial broilers (12:55)
What to look for when being a poultry nutritionist consultant (15:57)
Interacting with feed mill managers (22:02)
Differences among diets, ingredients and husbandry in different countries (27:12)
What a poultry nutritionist does on a day-to-day basis (32:22)
Formulating diets: challenges, trends, and research (36:17)
Practical cases: problems and solutions (46:18)
Advices for the ones pursuing a career as a poultry nutritionist (52:16)

Meet the guest: Dr. Sandro Cerrate

Experience:

Current: Poultry Nutritionist Consultant
Past: Research Associate and Poultry Nutritionist

Background:

Ph.D., Poultry Nutrition (University of Arkansas at Fayetteville)
M.Sc., Animal Nutrition (Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina)
B.Sc., Animal Sciences (Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina)

Connect with the guest on Social Media: LinkedIn

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