In the poultry business, one of the main and most important aspects is undoubtedly nutrition and feeding. Understanding how birds digest feed is crucial for creating suitable diets that meet their nutritional and functional needs, including feed texture and fibre requirements. Digestion involves a combination of mechanical, chemical, and microbiological processes. Let’s have a closer […]
Fats and oils are normally included in poultry diets. However, some feed diets are already missing them. Let’s take a review of some reasons we should include them at the time of formulating our diets. Fat and oil have the highest energy content of all feed raw materials; about three times higher than starch (the […]
Cage free production is fast becoming common as a management system for our hens; however, they bring with them their own set of challenges.
The expression of this natural behaviour leads the hens to eat a considerable number of coarse particles like seeds and plant fibrous materials, all of which require grinding
In terms of digestion physiology, gizzard is the key.
Main functions include:
particle size reduction,
nutrients chemical degradation,
regulation of digesta passage.
The expression of this natural behaviour leads the hens to eat a considerable number of of coarse particles like seeds and plant fibrous materials, all of which require grinding
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