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Week 10

Poultry

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Special Concerns for Feeding Poultry

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  • Environmental concerns (P, N, limited land)
  • Most grains low in essential AA (lys, met)
  • Use of synthetic AA
  • Presence of phytates P in grains
    • Use of enzyme phytase
  • Over supplementation
  • Grains - Potential problems
    • Non Starch Polysaccharides (NSP)
      • Barley- beta glucan
      • Wheat- arabinoxylase
      • Soak in GI tract, reduction in feed consumption
      • Sticky feces, dirty eggs,
      • Processing requirements, grinding, roasting
  • Fats and oils - Potential Problems
    • Cost
    • Color
    • Off taste/Flavor (Eg. Fish Oil)
    • Saturated Fat (tallow)-Cheap, difficult for young animals
    • Unsaturated -increased interest, health effects
    • Rancidity-oxidation
      • Antioxidants (natural vs synthetic)
        • BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin, Vit E

     

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