Technical note Open Access
Feeding pea to poultry
Quendt, Ulrich; Vogt-Kaute, Werner
Pea is rich in protein and energy. It complements cereals perfectly for feeding poultry due to the high lysine content. White-flowering, light- hulled pea can be included up to 30% in poultry feed. Growers of field pea can sell their crops to compound feed producers. However, trading pea is not always straightforward and on-farm or local use generally increases the profitability of growing pea. For this on-farm use to be successful, the feed value must be determined for each farm-grown batch so that the feed mix can be optimised. Home-grown grain legumes are an important component of GMO-free feed rations and so benefit from premia for non-GM products.
This note provides an insight into successful farm practices and feed rations with field peas in organic farming.
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- Publication date:
- July 28, 2021
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- Keyword(s):
- Peas Legumes Feed rations Layers Broilers
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European Commission:
- Legumes Translated - Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems. (817634)
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- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International