Description
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.