Can algae residuals be used in chicken feed?

The algae-residual flows cannot be added to chicken feed without further processing. Otherwise digestion could be disrupted. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
The algae-residual flows cannot be added to chicken feed without further processing. Otherwise digestion could be disrupted. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
Belgian researchers are using residues from algae production for human food to assess their application in chicken feed. This idea looks promising. Researchers from the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) are conducting a study on how residual flows from algae production for human consumption can deliver value in chicken feed. Valuable nutrients The study is part of ValgOrize, a project that promotes algae as food for humans in Europe. In this project several


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