Vincenzo Tufarelli

IntroductionThe gradual increase in the world's poultry production concomitantly increases the need for ingredients to supply protein for diets. Cereals constitute about 60 - 70% of diets to meet the energy requirements of poultry, whereas oilseeds contribute to cover the dietary protein requirements of birds (Senkoylu & Dale, 1999). Soybean meal (SBM) is the main protein source in poultry ...

Introduction Sunflower (Helianthus annus) is high oil-yielding seed crop, that well adapts to a wide range of climatic and soil conditions. Sunflower meal (SFM), a by-product of sunflower oil extraction, is available in considerable quantities for use in animal feeds (Mushtaq et al. 2009). The low metabolizable energy of sunflower meal and its deficient utilization by non-ruminant animals are dir ...