New concepts in poultry nutrition

Abstract

The great evolution of the Brazilian poultry industry, the consequent increased production of waste and the requirements imposed by the European Union concerning the control of the excretion of pollutants result in the search for new concepts of animal nutrition. Among these concepts, we can mention the use of ideal protein, the injection of nutrients in the egg, the animal nutrition based on phases and supplementation of additives such as prebiotics, probiotics, enzymes, herbal extracts and organic minerals in the diets of birds. Several studies have been conducted to prove the effectiveness of these practices of nutrition and many of them conclude that the application of nutritional strategies have significant potential to reduce nutrient excretion by broiler chickens, and have also the advantage of reducing the production costs.