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Outdoor egg production using local forages in the tropics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2012

F.M.K. ABOUELEZZ ,
L. SARMIENTO-FRANCO ,
R. SANTOS-RICALDE  and
F. SOLORIO-SANCHEZ
F.M.K. ABOUELEZZ*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut (71526), Egypt
L. SARMIENTO-FRANCO
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
R. SANTOS-RICALDE
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
F. SOLORIO-SANCHEZ
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
*
Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

The following review discusses the findings of existing research surrounding the nutritional impact of leaf meals as incorporated in chicken diets, the importance of forages in sustainable poultry production and the capacity of hens to digest high fibre diets. The potential of conventional and/ or outdoor based systems for developing countries, the effects of outdoor production systems on the welfare of laying hens, and methods used in measuring forage intake and the feed items obtained by hens from the outdoor area are also discussed. This review highlights those factors affecting range utilisation, behaviours of free range hens and the recommendations for better range utilisation by laying hens, particularly in the tropics.

Keywords

tropical forageslaying hensoutdoor systemsforage intakehen welfareegg production
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 68 , Issue 4 , December 2012 , pp. 679 - 692
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2012

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