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United Kingdom: Broad beans versus soybeans as feedstuff for dual-purpose chickens

Dried Broad Bean
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United Kingdom
Published Aug 4, 2021

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Now a research team at the University of Göttingen has investigated alternatives such as using a regional protein crop like broad beans (also known as faba or fava beans), and dual-purpose chicken breeds (ie suitable for both meat and egg-laying). They found that using broad beans as feed and dual-purpose breeds were both suitable alternatives that did not impact the quality of chicken meat. Their results were published in Foods.

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© Juliane Fellner, University of Göttingen Now a research team at the University of Göttingen has investigated alternatives such as using a regional protein crop like broad beans (also known as faba or fava beans), and dual-purpose chicken breeds (ie suitable for both meat and egg-laying). They found that using broad beans as feed and dual-purpose breeds were both suitable alternatives which did not impact the quality of chicken meat. Their results were published in Foods. As part of the “Potentials of sustainable use of regional breeds and regional protein feed in poultry production” (PorReE) project, this study focuses on adult cockerels of two local dual-purpose chicken breeds (Vorwerkhuhn and Bresse Gauloise) and one high-performing laying line (White Rock) fattened on feed where the main protein sources were soybean meal and two broad bean (Vicia faba) diets with different composition. This study focused on the effect of the diet on meat quality characteristics, including ...
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