Nutrition & Feeding
General Nutrition Information
- Common Feed Ingredients in Poultry Diets (eXtension) HTML
- Hindgut Function in Laying Hens (Rural Industries Res & Dev Corp, Australia) PDF
- Impact of Dietary and Environmental Factors on Microbial Communities of the Avian GI Tract (Poultry Health Services) HTML
- Intestinal Integrity and the Impact of Losing It (Poultry Health Services) HTML
- Introduction to Poultry Nutrition (Ontario Ministry of Ag & Food) HTML
- Nutrient Requirements of Chickens and Turkeys (University of Missouri) HTML
- Poultry: Feeds and Nutrition (Mississippi State University) HTML
- Poultry: General Nutrient Requirements (Government of Saskatchewan) HTML
- Poultry Husbandry Chapter II: Feeds and Feeding (Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd) HTML
- Poultry Nutrition and Feeding (Auburn University) PDF
Feeding Programs
Feeding Broilers for Meat Production
- A Picture Guide to Chicken Feed Withdrawal (Manitoba Ag & Food) HTML
- Feed Withdrawal: A Practical Look at its Effect on Intestine Emptying, Contamination and Yield (Manitoba Ag & Food) HTML
- Successful Broiler Production Depends on a Sound Feeding Program (Mississippi State University Ext) PDF
Feeding Egg-Producing Chickens
- Application of Non-Feed Removal Methods for Molting Commercial Layers (Illinois Livestock Trial) HTML
- Comparison of Induced Molting Programs on Production Parameters of Laying Hens (University of Nebraska) PDF
- Feeding the Commercial Egg-Type Laying Hen (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Feeding the Commercial Egg-Type Replacement Pullet (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Practical Problems in Layer and Pullet Nutrition (University of California-Davis) PDF
Feeding Exotic & Companion Birds
- Avian Nutrition: Trends and Philosophies (Hagen Avicultural Res Institute) HTML
- Comparing Two Feeding Methods in an Outdoor Aviary (Canadian Parrot Symposium) HTML
- Nutritional Observations, Hand-Feeding Formulas, and Digestion in Exotic Birds (Hagen Avicultural Res Institute) HTML
- Nutrition Expert Panel Review: New Rules for Feeding Pet Birds (Feed Management, Feb 1998, Vol 49, No 2) PDF
- Psittacine Pediatrics: Housing and Feeding of Baby Parrots (Hagen Avicultural Res Institute) HTML
- Recommended Feeding Methods of Companion Birds (Hagen Avicultural Res Institute) HTML
Feeding Game Birds
- Feeding Quail (Mississippi State University Ext) PDF / HTML
- Feeding Bobwhite Quail (North Carolina State Unviersity) HTML
Feeding Ratites
- Feed Requirements for Emu (Red Oak Farm) HTML
- Nutrition Guidelines for Ostriches and Emus (Iowa State University) PDF
- Nutrition of Ratites: Comparison of Emu and Ostrich Requirements (Livestock Library) HTML
- Ratite Nutrition and Feeding (Virginia Tech) HTML
Feeding the Small Flock
- Basic Feeding Programs for Small Chicken Flocks (Manitoba Ag & Food) HTML
- Choice-Feeding of Small Laying Hen Flocks (Manitoba Ag & Food) PDF / HTML
- Feeding Chickens for Best Health and Performance (The Poultry Site) HTML
- Feeding the Backyard Laying Flock (West Virginia University) PDF
- Increasing Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Eggs from Small Chicken Flocks (Manitoba Ag & Food) HTML
- Nutrition For the Backyard Flock (University of Georgia Ext) PDF / HTML
- Organic Diets for Small Poultry Flocks (Manitoba Ag & Food) HTML
- Poultry Nutrition Information for the Small Flock (Kansas State University) PDF
- Principles of Feeding Small Flocks of Chickens at Home (Utah State University) PDF
- Small Flock Nutrition (University of Maryland Ext) HTML
- Small Poultry Flock Nutrition (University of Florida) PDF
Feeding Turkeys for Meat Production
- Betaine and Breast Meat Yield in Turkeys (S. Noll, Multistate Poultry Meeting, May 2002) PDF
- Feeding for Live Performance and Breast Meat Yield of Toms (S. Noll, Multistate Poultry Meeting, May 2002) PDF
- Nutrient Requirements of Organic Growing Turkeys (eXtension) HTML
Feeding Waterfowl
- Duck Nutrition (Cornell University) HTML
- Duck Nutrition (International Duck Res Coop, Inc) HTML
- Fueling the Engines: Feeding and Digestion in Waterfowl (Ducks Unlimited) HTML
- Looking After Call Ducks (Call Duck Association, UK) HTML
- Nutrient Requirements of Ducks - Chapter 5 in Nutrient Requirements of Ducks (National Academies Press) HTML
- Nutritional Requirements for Ducks and Geese (Metzer Farms) HTML
Feedstuffs
General Information
- Evaluating Feed Components and Finished Feeds (Kansas State University) PDF
- Sampling: Procedures for Feed (Kansas State University) PDF
Amino Acids
- Organic Poultry Production: Providing Adequate Methionine (ATTRA) HTML
- Protein Quality and Amino Acid Digestibility (Illinois Livestock Trial) HTML
By-products
- Evaluation of High Levels of Rice Milling Byproducts in Chicken Layer Diets: Effects on Layer Performance, Egg Quality and Economic Returns (Livestock Res for Rural Dev, Vol 25, #119) HTML
- Feeding Food By-products to Livestock (University of Minnesota) HTML
- Poultry By-product Meal (Feedipedia) HTML
- Use of Apple By-products in Poultry Rations of Broiler Chicks in Karachi (University of Karachi) PDF
Competitive Exclusion Products
- Principles of Competitive Exclusion (Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd) PDF
- Use of Competitive Exclusion Products for Poultry (University of California-Davis) HTML
Contaminants in Feed
- Feeding Fusarium Contaminated Grain to Livestock (Manitoba Ag & Food) HTML
- Minimizing Alfatoxin in Corn (Mississippi State University) PDF
- Minimizing Microbial Contamination in Feed Mills Producing Poultry Feed (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Mycotoxins in Feed Grains and Ingredients (Kansas State University) PDF
- Toxicity to Poultry of Common Weed Seeds (University of Florida) PDF
- Understanding and Coping with Effects of Mycotoxins in Livestock Feed and Forage (North Carolina State University) PDF
Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS)
- DDGS: Nutritious and Inexpensive Feed for Poultry (AllAboutFeed.net) HTML
- DDGS User Handbook (U.S. Grains Council) HTML
- Dried Distillers Grains in Poultry Diets (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Use of Dry Distillers' Grains With Solubles by Poultry (Purdue University) PDF
- Ethanol Co-products for Poultry (University of Minnesota) HTML
Enzymes
- Broiler Performance and Mineral Utilization of Enzyme-Supplemented Defatted Rice Bran Diet During Heat Stress (University of Tennessee) PDF
- Enzymes for Poultry Feed: Yes or No (University of Georgia) PDF
- Implications of Enzyme Use in Corn/Sorghum/Soy Poultry Diets on Performance, Nutrient Utilization and Gut Microflora (M. Hrubyand E. E. M. Pierson) PDF
- Study: Use of Enzymes in Poultry Diets (World Poultry) HTML
- Use of Enzymes in Corn-soybean Poultry Deits (AllAboutFeed.net) HTML
Fiber
- A Comparative Study of Fiber Digestion and Subsequent Nutrient Absorption in the Ostrich Versus the Ruminant (University of Nebraska) HTML
- Fibre Plays a Supporting Role in Poutlry Nutrition (World Poultry) HTML
- Poultry Response to High Levels of Dietary Fiber Sources Varying in Physical and Checmical Characteristics (J Applied Poultry Res, Vol 21 No 1, 156-174) HTML
Flax
- Flax (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Including Flaxseed in Organic Poultry Diets (eXtension) HTML
- Long-Term Effects of Feeding Flaxseed on Performance and Egg Fatty Acid Compositon of Brown and White Hens (Poultry Sci 82:388-394) PDF
- Producing Omega-3 Enriched Eggs - Incorporating Flax Seed into Laying Hens' Rations (Flax Council of Canada) PDF
- Use of Flaxseed as a Poultry Feedstuff (University of California-Davis) HTML
- Using Flax in Poultry Diets (eXtension) HTML
Grains
- Bt-Corn: What it is and How it Works (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Feeding Barley to Swine and Poultry (North Dakota State University) HTML
- Feeding Broiler Chickens Wheat and Barley Diets Containing Whole, Ground and Pelleted Grain (Poultry Sci 81:995-1003) PDF
- Feeding Wheat to Poultry (eXtension) HTML
- Feeding Whole Grains to Chickens (Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association ) HTML
- Grains Used in Poultry Diets (University of Kentucky) HTML
- Performance, Gut Size and Ileal Digesta Viscosity of Broiler Chickens Fed with a Whole Wheat Added Diet and the Diets with Different Wheat Particles (Internatl J Poultry Sci 2(1): 75-82, 2003) PDF / HTML
- Wheat in Poultry Rations (University of Nebraska) PDF
Legumes
- Feeding Field Peas to Poultry (eXtension) HTML
- Guide to Feeding Field Peas to Livestock (North Dakota State University) PDF
Protein
- Feeding Fishmeal to Poultry (eXtension) HTML
- Fishmeal in Poultry Diets: Understanding the Production of This Valuable Feed Ingredient (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Fishmeal: Understanding Why This Feed Ingredient is so Valuable in Poultry Diets (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
- Mealworms (New York Worms) HTML
- Reduction in Dietary Nutrient Density Aids in Utilization of High Protein Cottonseed Meal in Broiler Diets (Internatl J Poultry Sci 1(4): 53-58, 2002) PDF / HTML
- Using Meat and Bone Meal in Poultry (University of Florida) PDF / HTML
Vitamins & Minerals
- Soluble Vitamin Supplementation in Poultry (Poultry Health Services) HTML
- Trace Mineral Balance in Poultry (WATTAgNet) HTML
- Trace Minerals for Swine and Poultry (Louisiana State University) HTML
- Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry (The Poultry Site) HTML
Miscellaneous Feed Ingredients
- Medicinal Plants: A Re-emerging Health Aid (Electronic J Biotech, Vol 2, No 2, 1999) PDF / HTML
- Molasses - General Considerations (University of Florida) PDF