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Nutrient Requirements

Poultry diets must be formulated to provide all of the bird’s nutrient requirements if optimum growth and production is to be achieved. There are six classes of nutrients: Carbohydrates – the major source... read more

Feed Ingredients

Feed ingredients for poultry diets are selected for the nutrients they can provide to poultry, the absence of antinutritional or toxic factors, their palatability or effect on voluntary feed intake and their cost.... read more

Feed Evaluation

Feed evaluation is the testing of feed quality, providing information on the composition of feed or feed ingredients as well as their suitability for poultry. Poultry feed is made up of... read more

Feed Formulation

Feed formulation is the process of quantifying the amounts of feed ingredients that need to be put together, to form a single uniform mixture (diet) for poultry that supplies all of... read more

Feedipedia

Feedipedia is an open access information system on animal feed resources that provides information on nature, occurrence, chemical composition, nutritional value and safe use of nearly 1400 worldwide livestock feeds.... read more