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The practicality of implementing a net energy system in the broiler industry

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: There is momentum for the poultry industry to transition from an apparent metabolisable energy (AME) system to a net energy (NE) system for diet formulation. This review is not a rehash of the in-depth details of the feed energy system. Rather, it focuses on the practical issues related to the broiler chicken industry's transition to NE, such as the various terminologies associated with metabolisable energy (ME) and their implications, heat increment (HI) and factors that affect it, the use of NE and the impact of feed additives, and the correct use of the key NE equations commonly recommended for poultry.

Source: Animal nutrition

DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2026.07.001

Authors: Mingan Choct, Shubiao Wu

Institution: University of New England

Language: English

Topic: Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,462