Jan DuBien

Sep 16, 2023 | mdpi.com | Jonathan Moon |Reshma Ramachandran |Yi Liang |Jan DuBien

1. IntroductionPoultry meat represented almost 40 percent of global meat production in 2020 [1]. Poultry is one of the main sources of animal protein due to its universal acceptability, high nutritional value, and health benefits [2]. The growth in global population has pressured the poultry industry to increase its production capacity [3,4,5]. Global meat production doubled from 1980 to 2004 and is projected to double again from 2000 to 2050 [6].