Australian feed ingredient database factsheet
Feed is the greatest production cost for the chicken meat industry. Accurate nutrient specifications are essential for nutritionists to formulate diets that meet the nutritional …
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Nutrition
Research in meat chicken nutrition has improved productivity over the last 20 years. There is still much to learn and opportunities to keep improving.
Below is a list of current and recently completed nutrition-related research projects funded by the AgriFutures Australia Chicken Meat Program, including links to project summaries and final reports.
Industry research summaries
- Industry summary: Survey and review of grain sorghum in chicken meat production – journal article (PRJ-010489), March 2019
- Project summary: Whole grain feeding for chicken meat production (PRJ-009099), May 2018
- Project summary: The factors influencing sorghum starch digestibility in meat chickens (PRJ-008695), May 2017
Nutrition-related research projects in progress, or that have finished recently
- Review of the nutrient content of Australian feed ingredients – project summary (PRJ-011564)
- Formulating broiler diets based on protein and starch digestive dynamics (PRJ-010216)
- Population level biomarkers of gut health in commercial flocks – project summary (PRJ-011908)
- Economic impact of non-starch polysaccharides in broiler diets (PRJ-010978)
- Branched-chain amino acids in wheat-based, crude protein-reduced diets (PRJ-011541)
- Next generation probiotics to enhance the gut health of chickens – project summary (PRJ-011008)
- Optimising amino acid profiles and energy in reduced-protein diets (PRJ-011520)
A list of finished nutrition-related projects is available on our ‘Completed nutrition research projects’ page.
