Patent ID: 7563471
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: A23K,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A process for enhancing commercial poultry breeder operations, comprising: supplying a space having an area at which poultry breeders are fed; providing a breeder poultry feed diet composition which comprises a nutritive balanced feed composition and a citrus feed supplement, said citrus feed supplement being a citrus byproduct generated by expressing citrus juice from citrus fruit, the citrus byproduct comprising citrus peel or pulp, said citrus feed supplement being at a concentration of not more than 1.6 weight percent, based on the total weight of the poultry feed diet composition; and placing said breeder poultry feed diet composition within the area at which poultry breeders are fed, thereby having the poultry feed on the breeder poultry feed diet, wherein the poultry feed diet composition provides sufficient nutrition for the poultry breeders to achieve an average adjusted feed conversion value that is lower than an adjusted feed conversion value for poultry breeders feeding on the nutritive balanced feed composition without the citrus feed supplement wherein the average adjusted feed conversion value is defined as a ratio of a total feed consumption for the poultry breeders over a time period to a total weight gain of the poultry breeders over the time period after removal of a weight of any poultry breeders that died during the time period.