Achieving Sustainable Production of Poultry Meat Volume 2

Dr Todd Applegate is Head of Department and R. Harold and Patsy Harrison Professor of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, USA. He is a Fellow and former President of the Poultry Science Association (PSA). Amongst other honours, he is a recipient of the PSA’s Evonik Degussa Award for Achievement in Poultry Science. Professor Applegate has edited two previous books for Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing: Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 2: Breeding and nutrition and Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 3: Health and welfare, both published in 2017.Dr Samuel E. Aggrey is a Richard B. Russell Professor of Genetics, NutriGenomics and Bioinformatics at the University of Georgia, with an international reputation for his work on the genetics of feed utilization efficiency and genome selection in poultry.

• Part 1 Genetics and breeding1.Genes associated with functional traits in poultry: implications for sustainable genetic improvement: Samuel E. Aggrey, University of Georgia, USA; Fernando González-Cerón, Chapingo Autonomous University, Mexico; and Romdhane Rekaya, University of Georgia, USA2.A balanced approach to commercial poultry breeding: Nicholas B. Anthony, University of Arkansas, USA3.Marker-assisted selection in poultry: P. M. Hocking and J. Hickey, University of Edinburgh, UKPart 2 Animal nutrition 4.The cellular basis of feed efficiency in poultry muscle: mitochondria and nucleic acid metabolism: Walter Bottje and Byung-Whi Kong, University of Arkansas, USA5.Understanding feed and water intake in poultry: Sami Dridi, University of Arkansas, USA6.Advances and future directions in poultry feeding:an overview: Velmurugu Ravindran and Mohammad R. Abdollahi, Massey University, New Zealand7.Advances in understanding and improving the role of amino acids in poultry nutrition: William A. Dozier, III, Auburn University, USA and Paul B. Tillman, Poultry Technical Nutrition Services, Georgia, USA8.Advances in understanding and improving the role of enzymes in poultry nutrition: Bogdan A. Slominski, University of Manitoba, Canada9.Advances in understanding the role of phytate in phosphorus and calcium nutrition of poultry: Markus Rodehutscord, University of Hohenheim, Germany10.Probiotics, prebiotics and other feed additives to improve gut function and immunity in poultry: Robert Moore, RMIT University, Australia11.Using models to optimise poultry nutrition: R. M. Gous and C. Fisher, University of KwaZulu-Natal and EFG Software, South Africa12.Developments in feed technology to improve poultry nutrition: Charles Stark, Kansas State University, USA; and Adam Fahrenholz, North Carolina State University, USA13.Alternative sources of protein for poultry nutrition: Paul A. Iji, Mehdi Toghyani, Emmanuel U. Ahiwe and Apeh A. Omede, University of New England, Australia14.Maintaining the safety of poultry feed: G. Raj Murugesan and Chasity M. Pender, BIOMIN America Inc., USA15.Thermal adaptation and tolerance of poultry: Shlomo Yahav, Institute of Animal Science, ARO, Israel