Plant proteins can replace animal proteins

Nutritionists typically acknowledge animal protein as being a quality, highly digestible feed ingredient that is favoured for addition to diets for young animals. Over the years, however, plant-derived alternatives have emerged which lead to similar performance results. In the past, fishmeal inclusion rates were considered optimal at around 10% for piglet and broiler feeds. Nowadays, however, most premium piglet feeds may contain only 5% of fishmeal and broiler pre-starter feeds containing any