Inclusion of low metabolisable energy wheat in broiler diets and the incidence of the fatty liver and kidney syndrome.
Chickens were fed a diet containing wheat of low metabolisable energy (ME) content (11.3 MJ kg-1 dry matter [DM]) or a diet containing a wheat of high-ME content (14.5 MJ kg-1 DM). The diets, although of identical ingredient composition differed in energy to protein ratio. Chicks fed the diet containing the low-ME wheat and with the low ratio had more severe biotin deficiency lesions but a much reduced incidence of the fatty liver and kidney syndrome.
Bryden
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Department of Animal Science, University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001710:Biotin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency; D002645:Chickens; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014908:Triticum
D004044:Dietary Proteins; D001710:Biotin