The nutritive value of feeds made using the air classified faba bean starch will be trailed in feeds for poultry (broilers) and growing-finishing pigs. The faba bean starch being substituted for wheat and/or soybean meal in existing commercial feed recipes.

Recommendations for inclusion rates of faba bean starch concentrate in diets for pigs and poultry will establish the economic benefits of the beans4feeds approach.

For more information contact either:

• Pigs
  • Dr Jos Houdijk, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
• Poultry
  • Dr Oluyinka Olukosi, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)