22 Jan Alternative Protein for Poultry Feeds
पोल्ट्री फीड के लिए वैकल्पिक प्रोटीन The poultry sector has experienced difficult times during the last two years because of poor feed ingredient availability and the increasing price of protein sources, a major concern nowadays and which has been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. The cost of poultry feed is a major limitation, with protein sources being the most expensive ingredient added in feed formulations representing over 50% of the total production cost. The sector recently started going towards new alternative protein sources as well as sustainable sources of energy. 25-40% of the feed is based on protein sources while 50-65% is based on energy in poultry feed and it's high time to find alternatives to current resources to keep the prices under control. Alternative protein is the next big thing since the commodity prices have shot up recently. These are proteins derived from non-conventional sources such as plants, insects, micro-organisms etc. Alternative protein market for animal feed depends on some of the necessary criteria like supply, availability, and nutritional value of suitable alternative protein sources. Some of the alternative protein sources include single-cell protein like fungal protein, algae protein, and yeast protein, and insect protein. Microalgae as Promising Alternative Ingredient in Poultry Feed The protein, carbohydrate and fat content of the algae is just as...