Birds were housed indoors in rooms measuring 3 × 3 × 2.5 m and containing wooden chips, sand, and perches and were provided commercial poultry feed and water supplied ad libitum.
In conclusion, whole zebra mussels have been shown to be an innocuous addition to egg-laying poultry feed, providing high levels of the essential nutrient calcium.
We investigated the suitability of dried, whole zebra mussels as a supplement to poultry feed, thus providing a more attractive end-use than disposal to landfill.
As the climatic conditions of the subtropical regions are warm, moist and damp, therefore it provides best condition for development of fungus in poultry feed that is a threat to poultry industry which is an important part of livestock sector having 52.2% share in agro based economy of Pakistan that contribute 19% of total meat production in the country [ 1].
Most observers blame the rising cost of poultry feed for that price increase.
In January, the International Production & Processing Expo, billed as "the world's largest annual poultry, feed and meat technology exposition," devoted a panel to antibiotic-free poultry production.
In order to increase the sustainability of the poultry industry, it is necessary to find a more efficient alternative to this poultry feed.
The plants have also been used in livestock and poultry feed.
Deoiled groundnut cake is commonly used as poultry feed ingredient.
To lower the production cost of poultry products (egg, meat, etc)., an alternative energy source for the poultry feed with lower cost has been investigated.
However, cost of the poultry feed (70 80% of total production cost) increases day by day and significantly affects the poultry production [18].
