**6. Future research funding**

A balance should be maintained between a long-term and short-term research funding. Critical challenges needed to be addressed include the following:


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**Author details**

Herbert Kwabla Dei

Studies, Tamale, Ghana

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provided the original work is properly cited.

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development

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Nutritional research has contributed significantly to poultry production over the years. Its role in the poultry sector is more crucial than ever before in sustaining progress made in the sector as world population continues to increase at alarming rate. The progress in nutritional research is made possible by several advanced techniques that have been developed and tested by numerous researchers both in academia and industry. The appropriateness of any techniques to be used depends on the facilities available at the research site and the cost involved. Also, there is a need to maintain balance between research that may have future usefulness (fundamental research) and that which may be used immediately (applied or practical research) through application of scientific innovations. In future, nutrition objec-

I am grateful to the Management of the University for Development Studies for

tives will require scientists to use extensive interdisciplinary approaches.

financial support for the publication of this manuscript.

*Advances in Poultry Nutrition Research-A Review DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95990*

**7. Conclusions**

**Acknowledgements**
