Recycling food and agroforestry waste for animal feed

Founded in 1992, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University (OHU) stands as a prestigious institution in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Comprising 25 departments spanning diverse disciplines, OHU offers 61 pre-bachelor's, 59 bachelor's, 64 master's, and 32 PhD programs. With a distinguished faculty of approximately 2000 professors and researchers, along with 1500 administrative staff, OHU hosts over 25,000 students, including those from other Turkish regions and abroad.
Within OHU, the research group contributing to this project operates under the Department of Animal Production and Technologies at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies. Renowned for its contributions to animal and plant production sciences, this department collaborates extensively with national and international entities, facilitating regional and national development. Notably, the department specializes in animal production, particularly in poultry and ruminant sectors, focusing on projects related to alternative feed development and optimization, as well as utilizing assisted breeding methods and molecular techniques for genetic selection in adapting animals to varying climate conditions.
In recent years, the department has directed its research towards rearing and welfare systems, emphasizing local feed resources and their processing for both feed and food production. The department is well-equipped with facilities for poultry research, including units for broilers and laying hens, a hatchery, a slaughterhouse, a meat inspection unit, and egg quality evaluation. Similarly, facilities for ruminant research, covering sheep and dairy cow search units, and a central laboratory are available.

We are interested in participating in a consortium to evaluate the animal responses to diets containing food waste and agro-industrial residues in terms of health, performance, and the safety and quality of the resulting animal products

Waste, livestock feed, sustainability, circular economy, animal health, global warming