USE OF AZOLLA AS A SUBSTITUTE POULTRY FEED AND ITS EFFECT ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTION : A REVIEW

Abstract

It is known that feeding poultry is the largest cost among the rest of the other costs involved in the production process, which amounts to 70% of the total cost, Therefore, it has become necessary when it is wanted to increase production in poultry projects to search for feed materials or ingredients that are unconventional, affordable to reduce the cost of production to a minimum without any side effects on the growth and production of birds, and from these materials Azolla, which is characterized by the speed and intensity of growth in addition to the nutritional value of this plant.