Recent Advances in Poultry Nutrition and Production (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783036594217)

The aim of this Special Issue was to publish high-quality papers on poultry nutrition and the inter-relations between nutrition, metabolism, gut microflora, and poultry performance. Therefore, we present here original research articles in the following topics:

- the nutrient requirements of poultry;

- the impact of dietary fibre on poultry health and performance;

- the use of feed additives to improve gut microflora and performance;

- the effect of feeding on poultry meat and egg quality;

- factors that cause variation in feed ingredients used in poultry diets;

- alternative feed ingredients for use in poultry feed formulations;

- the impact of gastrointestinal pH on nutrient bioavailability and the intestinal microbiota in poultry;

- phytate and xylan 'susceptibility' in relation to the effects of enzymes;

- factors that influence reactivity and enzyme efficacy;

- in vitro models to determine the digestibility of poultry diets.