Nutrition

Research in meat chicken nutrition has improved productivity over the last 20 years.

There is still much to learn and opportunities to keep improving. Below is a list of current nutrition-related research projects funded by the AgriFutures Australia Chicken Meat Program. Plus links to industry tools, key research summaries, completed projects, webinar recordings and podcasts.

Industry tools

• Australian feed ingredients database for meat chickens
• Further webinars are available here.

Industry research summaries

• Age-dependent energy and digestible amino acids of common Australian feedstuffs – project snapshot, June 2023
• Next-generation probiotics to enhance the gut health of chickens – project snapshot, October 2022
• Optimising amino acid profiles and energy in reduc-ed protein diets – project snapshot, September 2022
• Branched-chain ammino acids in wheat-based, crude protein diets – final report summary, March 2022
• The response of broilers to insoluble fibre and exogenous enzymes in low protein diets – final report summary, February 2022
• Optimising barley inclusion in broiler chickens’ diets, May 2021
• Utilisation of synthetic amino acids by poultry – final report summary, November 2020
• Formulating broiler diets based on protein and starch digestive dynamics – final report summary, November 2020
• Review of the nutrient content of Australian feed ingredients – project summary, November 2019
• Critical amino acids to improve gut health of chickens fed reduced protein – final report summary, November 2019
• Survey and review of grain sorghum in chicken meat production – journal article, March 2019
• Whole grain feeding for chicken meat production – project summary, May 2018
• The factors influencing sorghum starch digestibility in meat chickens – project summary, May 2017

Nutrition-related research projects currently in progress

• The impact of climate on sorghum utilisation in poultry diets (PRJ-012265)
• Optimizing energy and amino acid levels in meat chickens’ diet (PRO-015821)
• Sustainable precision feeding in broiler chickens in Australia (PRO-016111)
• Study of protein source and selected amino acids for gut integrity of chickens (PRJ-012193)

You can also hear direct from researchers about their projects in the Nutrition and Gut Health webinar recordings available on YouTube.

Download and listen to nutrition-related podcasts at AgriFutures Chicken Meat RD&E.

Keep up to date

To keep up to date with the latest industry insights, check back regularly and subscribe to Beak to Beak.

This website is administered on behalf of the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program.

For more information about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program, click here.