The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Oluyinka Olukosi: Reduced Protein Diets | Ep. 138

In this special rerun episode of The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Oluyinka Olukosi, associate professor at the University of Georgia, discusses reduced protein diets in broiler nutrition. He explains the challenges of replacing soybean meal, the role of alternative protein feedstuffs, and how amino acids influence performance and gut health. Learn how these approaches impact both production and environmental outcomes. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you'll learn:  

• Reduced protein diets
• Amino acid roles
• Alternative proteins
• Phase feeding effects
• Nutrient excretion reduction

Meet the guest:

Dr. Oluyinka Olukosi is an associate professor of poultry nutrition at the University of Georgia, focusing on applied nutrition strategies to support bird performance and gut health. His research emphasizes protein, amino acids, minerals, fiber, and enzymes in non-ruminants. 

Learn from Dr. Olukosi’s research-driven perspective on The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast. Listen now on all major platforms.
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Click here to read the full research articles:

• Assessment of two diet types in reduced-crude protein diets with or without phytase supplementation – implications on key phenotypic responses in 21-day-old broiler chickens
• Growth performance and immune response of broilers during active Eimeria infection are modified by dietary inclusion of canola meal or corn-DDGS in reduced-protein corn-soybean meal diets
• Phase-specific outcomes of arginine or branched-chain amino acids supplementation in low crude protein diets on performance, nutrient digestibility, and expression of tissue protein synthesis and degradation in broiler chickens infected with mixed Eimeria spp.
• Growth, not digestibility, in chickens receiving reduced-protein diets is independent of non-specific amino-nitrogen sources when the essential-to-total-nitrogen ratio is constant and lower than 50%

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