The project is being led by ADAS and will include industry input from pig and poultry feed specialists of Premier Nutrition and from vets at the St. David’s Veterinary Practice. The research shall be based on a review of published literature and recent nutritional developments. It will consider future opportunities in the sector as well as likely implications of a range of scenarios in the UK.
The work will establish proposals for suitable fully-organic UK-produced feedstuffs where possible and evaluate the likely impacts of these on businesses, market prices and animal health and welfare.
The environmental impacts of dietary changes will also be assessed. This will be done with reference to nitrogen levels in livestock excreta as well as the growth of crops that will subsequently be used in feedstuffs. The requirements and limitations for growing suitable organic crops for pigs and poultry in the UK will be considered in terms of climate, soil type, crop rotation and profitability.
The project is scheduled to complete in Autumn of 2014.
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