Advances in poultry nutrition

Part 1 Physiology of feed intake

• 1.Nutrient requirements of broilers: an overview of factors affecting feed formulation: Gonzalo G. Mateos, Guillermo Talegón, Lewis Aguirre, Nereida L. Corrales, and Rosa Lázaro, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain;
• 2.Advances in understanding poultry digestive anatomy and physiology: Birger Svihus, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway;
• 3.Digestive kinetics of feedstuffs in broiler chickens: Sonia Yun Liu, Shemil P. Macelline and Peter H. Selle, The University of Sydney, Australia;
• 4.Advances in understanding poultry feed intake regulation: Jalila S. Dridi, Université d'Orléans, France; and Sami Dridi, University of Arkansas, USA;
• 5.Advances in understanding the cellular basis of feed efficiency in poultry muscle: Walter Bottje and Kentu Lassiter, University of Arkansas, USA;
• 6.Genetic factors affecting feed efficiency in meat-type chickens: Samuel E. Aggrey and Romdhane Rekaya, University of Georgia, USA;

Part 2 Feed formulation

• 7.Maintaining the safety of poultry feed: G. Raj Murugesan, dsm-firmenich Nutritional Products, Switzerland; and Chasity M. Pender, dsm-firmenich Nutritional Products NA, USA;
• 8.Poultry feedstuff management and feed formulation utilizing big data: Bob Brill, Brilliant Alternatives Inc., USA; Matthew Clark, FeedGuys Resources Pte Ltd., Malaysia; and Dr Mirza Meghji, Salama Systems Inc., USA;
• 9.Advances in broiler breeder nutrition: Rick van Emous, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;

Part 3 Individual nutrients/additives

• 10.Advances in understanding and improving the use of amino acids in poultry nutrition: M. T. Kidd, University of Arkansas, USA; S. Y. Liu and P. Selle, The University of Sydney, Australia;
• 11.Advances in understanding and improving the use of enzymes in broiler nutrition: Tanner L. Wise, Jung Yeol Sung, and Olayiwola Adeola, Purdue University, USA;
• 12.Advances in understanding and improving the use of macro-minerals in poultry nutrition: the example of phosphorus: A. Narcy , BOA-INRAE-Université France; F. Hervo, BOA-INRAEUniversité de Tours, France and Université Laval, Canada; C. R. Angel, University of Maryland, USA; A. Bonadiman, Université Laval, Canada; M. Duclos, B. Méda and S. Mignon-Grasteau, BOA-INRAE-Université de Tours, France; M. Reis, Trouw Nutrition R&D – El Viso de San Juan, Spain; and M. P. Létourneau-Montminy, Université Laval, Canada;
• 13.The use of probiotics and prebiotics to improve gut function and immunity in poultry: unlocking the secrets of avian wellness: Guillermo Tellez-Isaias , University of Arkansas, USA; Daniel Hernandez-Patlan and Bruno Solis-Cruz, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico; Saeed El-Ashram, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt; and Ebtsam Al-Olayan, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia;

Part 4 Novel feed sources

• 14.Emerging protein sources for poultry feed: Archibold G. Bakare, Fiji National University, Fiji Islands; Taiye Olugbemi, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Mohammed M. Ari, Nasarawa State University, Nigeria; and Paul A. Iji, Fiji National University, Fiji Islands and University of New England, Australia;
• 15.The use of phytogenics in optimizing gut function and health in poultry: Konstantinos C. Mountzouris and Ioannis Brouklogiannis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece;
• 16.Using macroalgae/seaweed and microalgae in poultry feed: Elisabeth Baéza and Cécile Berri, INRAE Nouzilly, France; and Edouard Coudert, Roullier, France;
• 17.Advances in synthetic biology to improve poultry production: Emile Fierro-Morel, Annika Kirsten Madler, Xin Gen Lei, Cornell University, USA;
• 18.High protein corn fermentation products for poultry derived from corn ethanol production: Peter E.V.Williams, FluidQuipTechnologies, USA;