Non-chicken Poultry Production
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Caven Mguvane Mnisi, Elijah G. Kiarie, Victor Mlambo
- Language: English
Non-chicken Poultry Production focuses on the modern production of non-chicken poultry birds as alternatives to diversify animal protein options and complement conventional chicke… Read more
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Description
Description
Non-chicken Poultry Production focuses on the modern production of non-chicken poultry birds as alternatives to diversify animal protein options and complement conventional chicken production. The book offers a general review of the sustainable production of non-chicken birds followed by nutritional considerations for each bird of interest. Various strategies to improve the nutrition, welfare, and health of the birds are covered, with an emphasis on long-term economic viability and sustainability. It ultimately examines the future outlook for establishing long-term, sustainable production systems, helping aid academic and industry researchers meet the demand of growing populations and contributing to global food security.
Demand for chicken and eggs has surged with population growth, rising income levels, and urbanization. Meeting the demand has proved a challenge for farmers and other stakeholders.
Demand for chicken and eggs has surged with population growth, rising income levels, and urbanization. Meeting the demand has proved a challenge for farmers and other stakeholders.
Key features
Key features
- Updates guidelines on the nutritional requirements of non-chicken poultry using the latest scientific research
- Provides insights into sustainable production methods of poultry
- Covers nutritional strategies that can improve health, welfare, and profitability in non-chicken poultry farming
Readership
Readership
Scientists and other stakeholders working in the poultry industry; Academic researchers studying poultry science and adjacent areas
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. A general review on the importance of non-chicken poultry
2. Nutritional considerations for quail production
3. Nutritional considerations for turkey production
4. Nutritional considerations for ostrich production
5. Nutritional considerations for ducks and geese production
6. Nutritional considerations for guinea fowl production
7. Welfare considerations for quail, turkey and ostrich
8. Welfare considerations for guinea fowl and waterfowl
9. Strategies to improve the nutrition of non-chicken poultry
10. Strategies to improve the profitability of non-chicken poultry
11. Role and contributions of non-chicken poultry to global food security
12. Prospects of non-chicken poultry in high-input commercial production systems
13. Processing, packaging and storage stability of non-chicken poultry products
14. Consumer perspectives of non-chicken poultry products
15. Non-chicken poultry farming and environmental interactions
16. A comparative analysis of general management practices in non-chicken poultry species
2. Nutritional considerations for quail production
3. Nutritional considerations for turkey production
4. Nutritional considerations for ostrich production
5. Nutritional considerations for ducks and geese production
6. Nutritional considerations for guinea fowl production
7. Welfare considerations for quail, turkey and ostrich
8. Welfare considerations for guinea fowl and waterfowl
9. Strategies to improve the nutrition of non-chicken poultry
10. Strategies to improve the profitability of non-chicken poultry
11. Role and contributions of non-chicken poultry to global food security
12. Prospects of non-chicken poultry in high-input commercial production systems
13. Processing, packaging and storage stability of non-chicken poultry products
14. Consumer perspectives of non-chicken poultry products
15. Non-chicken poultry farming and environmental interactions
16. A comparative analysis of general management practices in non-chicken poultry species
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Caven Mguvane Mnisi
Caven holds a PhD in Poultry Nutritional Science and currently works as an associate professor of Animal Science in the North-West University, South Africa. He is a registered professional natural scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) and is a rated researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. He specializes in poultry nutrition and has published over 60 research papers in peer-reviewed journals. He serves as an associate editor in the South African Journal of Animal Science, guest editor in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, editorial board member in Discover Agriculture and Discover Animals. He is a certified regional trainer by the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy and is a member of the World’s Poultry Science Association.
Affiliations and expertise
North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaEK
Elijah G. Kiarie
He received his Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral training in monogastric nutrition from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Prior to his current appointment, he was an Innovation Scientist for a global feed additive company. His research program harnesses basic and applied research to solve contemporary challenges in animal protein production. He has authored or co-authored over 150 articles in frontline peer-reviewed journals, 5 book chapters, over 60 invited conference proceedings, and over 170 peer-reviewed scientific conference abstracts (h-index=38; 5,000 citations in google scholar). He has co-applied 6 patents and invention disclosures on solutions for gut health and function in monogastric animals. He is section editor for Poultry Science and was an associate editor for Canadian Journal of Animal Science (2013-2024).
Affiliations and expertise
University of Guelph, Guelph, CanadaVM
Victor Mlambo
Victor holds a PhD in Animal Nutrition from the University of Reading (UK), an MSc in Animal Sciences (University of Zimbabwe) and another MSc in Development Statistics (University of the West Indies at St Augustine). Over the years he has worked at the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna, Austria) under the joint Food and Agriculture Organisation/IAEA Program of Nuclear Techniques in Food & Agriculture, University of Swaziland, The University of the West Indies at St Augustine (Trinidad & Tobago), North-West University (South Africa), where he was Director of the School of Agricultural Sciences, and the University of Mpumalanga (South Africa) where he is employed as a Professor of Animal Nutrition. He is an Editor-in-Chief for Animal Feed Science and Technology (Elsevier), and an Associate Editor for the South African Journal of Animal Science. His current research focuses on providing sustainable nutritional solutions for food animals.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela, South Africa