Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27083
Title: Potential to Produce Poultry Feed from Food Wastes
Contributor(s): Dao, T H  (author); Jayasena, V (author); Hagare, D (author); Boyle, N (author); Rahman, M (author); Swick, R A  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2019
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27083
Open Access Link: https://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/apss/documents/2019/APSS%202019%20Proceedings.pdfOpen Access Link
Abstract: The annual food waste in Australia is estimated at 7.5 million tonnes with the majority disposed of in landfills. This not only causes significant economic loss but also has a negative environmental impact. This study aimed at investigating the possibility of recycling food waste into feed for poultry. Nutrient contents of various waste streams were evaluated. The food waste collected from the services club and restaurant contained the highest levels of crude protein and crude fat (404 g/kg and 278 g/kg, respectively) while crude protein and crude fat content of food waste originating from bakeries and fruit-vegetable growers were 100 g/kg and 43 g/kg, respectively. The findings indicated that the blended material had an excessive Na concentration (6.5 g/kg), low Ca content (1.0 g/kg) and high/low concentrations of other nutrients relative to broiler grower feed requirements. Further studies are required to investigate the blending of waste streams with other nutrient sources to meet nutrient requirements. Microbial contamination, free fatty acids, oxidation and nutrient digestibility need to be considered before valuable recycled food wastes can be used as a feed source for poultry.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: APSS 2019: 30th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 17th - 20th February, 2019
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, v.30, p. 204-207
Publisher: University of Sydney
Place of Publication: Sydney, Australia
ISSN: 1034-6260
1034-3466
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070204 Animal Nutrition
070202 Animal Growth and Development
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300303 Animal nutrition
300301 Animal growth and development
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830309 Poultry
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100411 Poultry
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: https://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/apss/
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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