Increasing global demand for meat and the strain on environment resources for feed production necessitate identification of alternate feed ingredients to improve growth, performance, and enhance the sustainability of broiler production. This is particularly critical following the FDA ban on AGP use in food animals. Hence, this objective will evaluate probiotic supplementation during pre-hatch and post-hatch phases, as well as the use of insect/worm meal as an alternate protein feed source in sustainable broiler production. Besides serving as a protein source and reducing feed costs, insect meal production is expected to reduce environmental burden as it requires lesser energy and land resources, reduces ammonia emissions, and has minimal environmental footprint.

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