PROTEIN-ENERGY RELATIONSHIPS IN POULTRY NUTRITION: A REVIEW
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5317Keywords:
Energy, Feed, Intake, Protein, Poultry, RelationshipsAbstract
Animal protein shortage is endemic in developing countries today. The poultry industry supplies meat and eggs and thus have been reported to have a very high potential for increasing the per capita animal protein intake of Nigerians. The production of meat and egg requires large quantities of protein and energy. These two nutrients are the most expensive in rations. It is believed that 70 to 75% of total cost of broilers and layers production is incurred as feed cost. Thus a good understanding of the relationships between protein and energy in poultry nutrition and the influence of animal related environmental factors is an important prerequisite for improving efficiency of production. Consequently, protein and energy requirement as well as various relationships or interaction between protein and energy as reported by various researchers were assembled,and reviewed. Further research in the tropics especially those that are very practicable and result could be applied easily by farmers was suggested
