Effects of grain source, communication technique and particle size on nutritive value, feed utilisation and growth of broiler chickens

Title
Effects of grain source, communication technique and particle size on nutritive value, feed utilisation and growth of broiler chickens
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Bhuiyan, Momenuzzaman
Iji, Paul
Mikkelsen, Lene Lind
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of Sydney
Place of publication
Sydney, Australia
UNE publication id
une:9032
Abstract
It is generally thought that smaller particle size will increase the surface area and improve access to digestive enzymes for digestion of nutrients (Waldroup, 1997). The influence of particle size appears to be confounded by the complexity of the diet and nature of feed processing, such as milling, pelleting and crumbling (Goodband et al., 2002). In the present study, a 2 x 2 x 3 factorial experiment was designed to study the effect of milling technique (hammer versus roller) with differing particle size (fine or coarse) of three cultivars of maize (Down, Emerald or Moree) on nutrient composition, growth performance, ileal digestibility and intestinal microbial population of broiler chickens.
Link
Citation
Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, v.20, p. 123-123
ISSN
1034-6260
1034-3466
Start page
123
End page
123

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