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Testing easily digestible red and white clover pellets as feed for laying hens
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-SA-2015-LPPG01
Contract period: 01.01.2015
- 31.12.2017
Budget: 19,348 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: farming practice/activity, animal husbandry
Protein is an essential element in the feed of laying hens. Currently the farmers of the operational group feed their laying hens with pellets containing sesame seed meal as source of protein. In the project the group wants to test and evaluate red and white clover as alternative sources of protein in organic egg production. The project is divided into five sections: Production of red and white clover pellets as easily digestible high-protein feedstuff for laying hens Analysis of nutritional values of the produced feedstuffs Optimizing the composition of the feed by a poultry expert (using sesame seed meal, red clover, and white clover as respective sources of protein) Conduct of two series of on-farm feeding trials testing the three optimized feedstuffs Evaluation of the feedstuffs regarding laying hen performance, egg quality, etc.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
- Animal nutrition
