April 25, 2025

MouthThe chicken has no lips, soft palate, cheeks, or teeth, but rather has ahorny upper and lower mandible (beak) which it uses to pick up food. Theupper mandible is firmly attached to the skull while the lower mandible ishinged. The hard palate is divided by a long narrow slit in the center thatis open to…

Nutrients can be categorized in 5 areas:1.Water (not an actual nutrient)2.Dry matter (containing the nutrients, expressed as DM)3.Energy (Nett Energy, expressed as FUM)4.Protein (we will use digestible crude protein, expressed as DCP)5.Minerals and vitamins Water:Although water is not considered as a real nutrient, it plays a vital role in the functioning of the body, milk…