Advances in poultry nutrition
Contributions by Emeritus Professor Gonzalo Mateos, Professor Birger Svihus, Dr Sonia Liu, Professor Sami Dridi, Dr Walter Bottje, Professor Sammy Aggrey, Dr Keysuke Muramatsu, Dr Raj Murugesan, Dr Bob Brill, Dr Rick van Emous, Professor Michael Kidd, Professor Craig Coon, Dr Olayiwola Adeola, Dr Agnes Narcy, Professor Guillermo Tellez, Professor Paul Iji, Dr Kostas Mountzouris, Dr Elisabeth Baeza-Campone, Professor Xin Gen Lei, Professor Peter Williams Edited by Professor Todd J. Applegate
Publication date:
25 June 2024Length of book:
500 pagesPublisher
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingDimensions:
229x152mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781801467315
Poultry nutrition faces many challenges, including the need to meet the changing requirements of growing birds whilst also avoiding over-nutrition and nutrient losses which can be both environmentally and economically damaging. With the sector also facing increasing pressure to reduce its reliance on antibiotics, a greater understanding of the poultry gut, its function and its role in optimising overall bird health is required.
Advances in poultry nutrition provides a detailed overview of the physiology of feed intake in broiler production, focussing on recent advances in nutrient requirements, poultry digestive physiology and the genetic factors which can affect feed conversion efficiency in broilers. The collection also reviews the nutritional value of poultry feed and the range of in vivo and in vitro techniques used to measure factors which can influence its value, such as feed digestibility and metabolizable energy.