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Grain for animal feed

These ongoing projects relate to the work that HGCA has commissioned in relation to grain for animal feed use.

Click on the titles for an upshot of the problem to be addressed, the aims, the approach and the benefits to the industry. Also will be attached the latest information in the form of Annual Project Reports (APRs) or Interim Reports.

RD-2005-3167 Development and evaluation of low–phytate wheat germplasm to reduce diffuse phosphate pollution from pig and poultry production units (SAPPIO00311) [LINK 0973a] The purpose of this project is to reduce diffuse phosphate pollution through the production of new improved wheat lines.

RD-2005-3180 Nutritional quality of wheat for poultry; examination of factors responsible for variability (LK 0980)
Characterise precisely defined genetic stocks of wheat for nutritive value so that it can be predicted accurately, leading to reduced variability in broiler performance and greater confidence in the use of this raw material.