Chicken Nutrition: A Guide for Nutritionists and Poultry Professionals

by Rick Kleyn
January 2013

Chicken Nutrition: A Guide for Nutritionists and Poultry Professionals is a comprehensive reference for understanding the science and practical application of poultry nutrition. Designed for nutritionists, poultry veterinarians, researchers, feed manufacturers, and poultry producers, this book provides evidence-based guidance on formulating diets that optimize growth, health, productivity, and feed efficiency in chickens.

Covering both fundamental nutritional principles and modern industry practices, the book explores nutrient requirements, feed ingredients, feed formulation strategies, digestive physiology, and nutritional management throughout different stages of production. Readers gain a deeper understanding of how nutrition influences performance, welfare, immunity, and profitability in commercial poultry operations.

This is the most up to date, complete and practical guide to chicken nutrition that you can buy. It covers the underlying theory of poultry nutrition making it easier to recognize problems in the field. Rick Kleyn is a consulting nutritionist, most active in Europe and Africa. For some time Rick has undertaken a training seminar in poultry nutrition and this represents material that has evolved over 15 years of development. This book represents material for this course that has evolved over 15 years of development. Rick Kleyn’s wealth of practical world-wide knowledge is reflected in this book.