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Alternatives of Corn & Soybeans As most of the protein in poultry feeds comes from soybean meal, the impact of high soy prices is felt by everyone from major poultryproducing corporations to the owner of the backyard flock. A number of small & medium poultry producers have contacted to me and asking about less expensive alternatives to soybean meal as a source of protein. If the following feed ingredients are available locally, they can be used to partially replace soybean meal in most poultry feeds. Alternatives to Soya Meal Ÿ
Peas
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Fish Meal
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Linseed Meal
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Sunflower Meal
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MBM Meat Bone Meal
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Cotton seed meal
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DDGS Distiller's Dried Gains with Soluble
Peas is having nutritive value is 22 – 24% CP, 2500 kcal/kg average energy Limitations for the usage: Ÿ
Low Sulphur Amino Acids
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Tannins
Higher tannin varieties will reduce protein digestibility approx. 6% protein digestibility reduction for every 1% of tannins Maximum usage without any 18
adverse effects Limited to 20 – 25% in most poultry diets. Fish meal is having nutritive values 58 – 72% protein, 2800 – 3000 kcal/kg Limitations to feeding
Dr. Yogesh Paharia B.V.Sc , M.V.Sc (Nutrition)
2400 Kcal/kg and it is aby product of the oil seed industry
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High oil varieties- may cause off flavouring due to the fish oil
Limitations: highly oxidative and very high non-digestible fibre
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High oil meals, should not exceed 5% of the ration
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Low oil varieties- May contain higher levels contaminants, antibiotics or heavy metals
When fresh, can be used in most of poultry feed up to 10 -15% of the diet
Limited to be used in most of the poultry feed is 8-10 % Linseed meals having nutritive value 30-37% protein, 2300- 2700 Kcal/kg Generally only used in ruminant feed. If kept fresh and not oxidized, works well in poultry and swine feeds. Limitations to be used Ÿ
Off flavouring
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Fish flavour or a paint like smell from the high oil content at levels above 30%
In most of poultry feed Can fed up to 20% of the diet safely without off flavouring Use with caution in combination with fish meals and other high Omega 3 oils. Sunflower meal is having nutritive value 34-38% CP, 2200-
Meat and Bone Meal The typical meat and bone meal has about the same protein level as soybean meal. However, it has the advantage of also being high in calcium and phosphorus, 10% and 5%, respectively. A 5% level of inclusion of meat and bone meal is popular. Cottonseed Meal Cottonseed meal has somewhat less protein than soy (approximately 42%) and like peanut meal, is not a good source of lysine. Unless synthetic lysine can be added to the diet, use of cottonseed meal is usually limited to 4-5%.because of Gossypol is a compound found in cottonseed meal, which at high levels can depress growth and discolour the yolk of eggs. However, for the backyard flock, levels of inclusion of 5% should not cause noticeable problems. Distiller's Dried Gains with Poultry Planner | Vol. 23 | No.09 | September - 2021
