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DOSSIER
Sustainable feed supply for worldwide poultry production
L.A. den Hartog1,2, A.I. Garcia Ruiz3, C.H.M. Smits2, T. Scott4 1Wageningen
University, Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen, the Netherlands
2Trouw Nutrition Research and Development, The Netherlands 3Trouw
Nutrition Research and Development, Canada
4University
of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Animal Science, Saskatoon, Canada
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The poultry industry is facing various challenges in its value chain. Production needs to be environmentally sound and social responsible with the prerequisite that it also has to be economically viable. Advances in poultry nutrition will contribute to meet these challenges. Targeted feed additive strategies can be applied to control microbial quality of feed and water and support gut health. It will contribute to establish a responsible, prudent use of antibiotics and will also fit in strategies to reduce the prevalence of food pathogens such as Salmonella. Recent advances in science also highlight the importance of early life nutrition for later life performance, health and product quality. The first days post-hatch is a period in which various epigenetic effects occur that may be modulated by nutritional interventions. Precision nutrition methods and tools, such as dynamic feed evaluation and animal models, can be implemented to economically optimize the feed program and reduce emissions into the environment. Sustainable feed supply meeting market demands is feasible and will require a multidisciplinary approach of all stakeholders in the value chain.
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