Digestion Rates of Starch But Not Protein Vary in Common Cereal Grains Used in Broiler Diets

Author(s)
Liu, S Y
Khoddami, A
Chrystal, P V
Moss, A F
Selle, P H
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
Both glucose and amino acids are essential for muscle protein deposition and feed conversion efficiency. Total tract nitrogen retention was reported to be influenced by protein and starch digestion in broiler chickens (Liu et al., 2013). Embracing the concept of digestive dynamics and applying it in practical diet formulation requires understanding of the variations of protein and starch digestion rates in different ingredients. This present study evaluated protein and starch digestion rates of 18 cereal grains, including sorghum (7), wheat (4), corn (2), barley (3), and triticale (2), in male broiler chickens from 21-28 days post-hatch.
Citation
Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, v.30, p. 15-15
ISSN
1034-6260
1034-3466
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Language
en
Publisher
University of Sydney
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Title
Digestion Rates of Starch But Not Protein Vary in Common Cereal Grains Used in Broiler Diets
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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