In developed market economies with intensive animal production systems,
such as The Netherlands, many new feedstuffs have been introduced as
part of the diets of ruminant and monogastric animals. These new
feedstuffs are often by-products of human food processing. It is
important that these by-products and also the by-products from wastes
are properly evaluated with regard to the possibilities of incor-
porating them into livestock diets. Research on the subject of feed from
waste, its processing and its use in the nutrition of poultry has
increased considerably during the last decade. The Department of Animal
Nutrition of Wageningen Agricul- tural University (WAU), Wageningen, The
Netherlands, in close co- operation with the Poultry Feeding and the
Processing Industry, has been active in this field. In order to update
research and to expedite further work in this field, a comprehensive
review of the literature on the subject of feed from waste was made.
Such a study would not only bring the industry up to date on the subject
but could also indicate specific topics which may be of great value for
developing market economies. Poultry scientists and technologists
suggested that a review would fill a need as a reference and textbook,
not only for the industry but also for undergraduates and graduates of
agricultural colleges and extension services all over the world.
