Australian feed ingredient database fact sheet
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 nutrition-related research projects funded by the AgriFutures Australia Chicken Meat Program. Plus links to industry tools, key research summaries, completed projects, webinar recordings and podcasts.
Industry tools
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 currently in progress
- The impact of climate on sorghum utilisation in poultry diets (PRJ-012265)
- Study of protein source and selected amino acids for gut integrity of chickens (PRJ-012193)
- Age dependent energy and digestible amino acids of common Australian feedstuffs (PRJ-011835)
- Branched-chain amino acids in wheat-based, crude protein-reduced diets (PRJ-011541)
- Economic impact of non-starch polysaccharides in broiler diets (PRJ-010978)
- Optimising amino acid profiles and energy in reduced-protein diets (PRJ-011520)
- The response of broilers to insoluble fibre and exogenous enzymes in low protein diets (PRJ-011549)
- Population level biomarkers of gut health in commercial flocks (PRJ-011908)
- Next generation probiotics to enhance the gut health of chickens (PRJ-011008)
A list of finished nutrition-related projects is available on our ‘Completed nutrition research projects’ page.
You can also hear direct from researchers about their projects in the Nutrition and Gut Health webinar recordings available on YouTube.
Download and listen to nutrition-related podcasts at AgriFutures Chicken Meat RD&E.
