Unit 8 Animal Nutrition

8. Special features of poultry nutrition, Nutrient requirements for meat and egg production and Formulation of rations for different classes of layers and broilers. 

UPSC PYQs

1. Discuss the nutrient requirement of poultry for meat and egg production? (2013)
2. Why are broilers and layers fed different types of rations? What are the similarities and dissimilarities in these two rations? (2016)
3. Write BIS specifications of nutrient requirements for chicken? ( 2018)
4. Describe the importance of calorie protein ratio in poultry?(2021)
5. Define essential, critical and limiting amino acids, enlist the factors affecting amino acid requirement in poultry? (2021)
6. Formulate an economic and balanced ration for laying hens using commonly available feed ingredients? (2021)
7. Describe the various steps for formulation of poultry broiler starter feed? (2022)
8. Describe nutritional characteristics of feed ingredients which are generally incorporated in formulation of poultry feed? (2023)
9. Differentiate between fatty liver and kidney syndrome( FLKS) and fatty liver and haemorrhagic syndrome ? ( 2018)