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Alternative protein-rich ingredients for Australian pigs and laying hens

  • Publication
  • Organisation The University of Queensland
  • Researchers Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh

Feed cost accounts for 70% of the production costs in farming, and any strategy to reduce it will have a significant impact on total production costs and farm profitability.

The value of this project lies in identifying the viable alternative ingredients to replace soybean meal, which will result in reducing the cost of imported soybean meal and increasing domestic production of protein-rich ingredients.  

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