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Basic Principles in Poultry Nutrition –An overview

Basic Principles in Poultry Nutrition –An overview. Nutrition: The process. Digesting - breakdown of food into small soluble products Absorbing – uptake of soluble sugar, amino acids etc into the blood stream Assimilation - Converting food into tissue and energy.

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Basic Principles in Poultry Nutrition –An overview

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  1. Basic Principles in Poultry Nutrition –An overview

  2. Nutrition: The process • Digesting - breakdown of food into small soluble products • Absorbing – uptake of soluble sugar, amino acids etc into the blood stream • Assimilation - Converting food into tissue and energy

  3. In formulating diets the following nutrients are considered : • Carbohydrates • Fats • Proteins • Minerals • Vitamins • Water • Nutricines – Probiotics, Organic acids, Mycotoxin binders, Emulsifiers

  4. These nutrients are provided by the ingredients that make-up the diet. Ingredients are classified as:

  5. Formulation = • Balance needs • Ingredients ( local materials ) • Costs

  6. Commercial poultry rations – contain essential ingredients for the birds : • Maintenance • Growth • Production • Egg / Meat • Deposition of fat • Feather

  7. Assignment : • What are the components of proteins? • What is energy and in what unit is it measured? • What is Basal Metabolism?

  8. Further reading: • Recent Developments in Poultry Nutrition- by J Wiseman P.C. Garnsworthy ( Editors). Published by Wiley John & Sons Incorporated, July 2003, ISBN-13:978189767643. • Feeding Poultry. The Classic Guide to Poultry Nutrition for chickens, Turkey, Geese, Game birds and Pigeons by Gustave F. 9. • Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Poultry by R. Blar,2008.

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