Gut clearance and true metabolizable energy value of dehydrated alfalfa supplemented with sodium chloride.
Dehydrated alfalfa (30 g), supplemented with .00, .15, .30, .45, or .60 g of sodium chloride, was force-fed to starved adult White Leghorn cockerels. The rate of clearance of alfalfa residues was not affected by the supplemental salt; there was a high level of variability between birds within treatment groups. The true metabolizable energy value of the alfalfa was unchanged by the salt.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D008297:Male; D000455:Medicago sativa; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*
D012965:Sodium Chloride