In the book in the form of questions and answers considerable attention is paid to data on the needs of all types of poultry in nutritional, mineral and biologically active substances, taking into account age of poultry. The characteristic of the main feed products is given, and the rational norms for including them in mixed feed for poultry are indicated. The role of vitamins, macro- and microelements, enzyme preparations, probiotics, prebiotics, antibiotics, organic acids, antioxidants, emulsifiers and other sources of biologically active substances in poultry nutrition is shown. Both nutritional factors that reduce the immune system and the causes of major feed diseases, which are related to the quality of feed, with violations in the rationing of nutrients and minerals, are indicated, and also biologically active substances, technologies for feeding and keeping poultry, methods of their prevention are given. It is addressed to specialists and managers of poultry farms, feed industry enterprises, researchers, postgraduates and students.

The paper is devoted to the analysis of the situation with patenting in two leading sectors of the green economy of Ukraine, namely “green” energy and organic agriculture. Both sectors are becoming increasingly important, especially in the context of the need to fight against global warming and increase the supply of high quality food. Official statistics on the functioning of these sectors and on their innovation activity in Ukraine is insufficiently complete and detailed. Various surveys conducted by business associations and think tanks are an important source for assessing the situation in these sectors. In this paper, we use these sources, but supplemented the analysis with data on patenting by Ukrainian actors. The regional analysis of “green” patenting activity shows that out of 25 regions of Ukraine, five regions were the most active: Kyiv (including Kyiv sity itself), Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Vinnytsia and Lviv regions. Regions with an average level of activity: Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Poltava, Kherson, Kirovograd, Rivne. The patent data show that the connections between the various organizations involved in the development of the green economy in the country are quite weak. This can be explained by technological backwardness, relatively small domestic markets for the relevant products and limited access to foreign markets. The shortcomings of the patenting system also contributed to problems with the protection and implementation of innovations in the “green sectors”. It is obvious that at the present stage of development, the state should play a more active role in stimulating the creation and development of innovative activities, in particular, in stimulating patent activity and cooperation within the framework of the national innovation system in Ukraine.