{"id":283,"date":"2018-08-28t13:48:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-28t13:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poultry.mystagingwebsite.com\/?page_id=283"},"modified":"2020-03-20t03:54:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20t03:54:32","slug":"buckwheat-in-poultry-diets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.bkpromos.com\/beplayapp网页 \/feeds-and-feeding-of-poultry\/feed-ingredients-for-poultry\/cereals-in-poultry-diets\/buckwheat-in-poultry-diets\/","title":{"rendered":"buckwheat in poultry diets"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

written by<\/span><\/i><\/b>: dr. jacquie jacob, university of kentucky<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

buckwheat<\/span><\/b> is a summer annual grown widely throughout the world. buckwheat is often grouped with the grains, but it is not a true grain because it is not a grass. buckwheat has favorable agronomical characteristics. the period from planting to harvest is only 10 to 12 weeks. buckwheat often yields a better crop on poor soil than the true cereals. buckwheat can also be included in an organic crop rotation to disrupt the weed cycle. it can be double-cropped with wheat, and it is popular with beekeepers because the resulting honey has a distinctive flavor.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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buckwheat plant and animals (image by madlen on shutterstock.com)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

use in poultry diets<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

the amino acid composition of buckwheat appears to be nutritionally superior to that of cereal grains, but this has not translated into good performance of poultry fed buckwheat-based diets. buckwheat contains\u00a0<\/span>protease inhibitors<\/a> and <\/span>tannin<\/a>, <\/span>anti-nutritional factors<\/a>\u00a0that appear to inhibit performance. buckwheat has some potential as a protein supplement to cereal grains. buckwheat has a high lysine content, which can compensate for the lower lysine levels common in cereal grains.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

although some research shows that broiler feed can be composed of up to 60% buckwheat with no impact on overall body weight of the poultry, there is a reduction in feed efficiency when buckwheat composes so much of the diet.\u00a0diets of animals raised outdoors should not include such high levels of buckwheat. buckwheat contains fagopyrin, a substance that increases skin sensitivity to ultraviolet (uv) light, leading to sunburns. it is recommended that poultry raised outdoors be fed a diet of no more than 30% buckwheat.\u00a0as the cost difference between organic corn and buckwheat widens,\u00a0it becomes more economical to include buckwheat in broiler diets.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

nutrient content<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

nutrient content of buckwheat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n