An investigation into the variability of extract viscosity of wheat-relationship with the content of non-starch-polysaccharide fractions and metabolisable energy for broiler chickens.
The in vitro extract-viscosity and the content of non-starch-polysaccharides were investigated in 34 defined wheat varieties grown at 5 locations each. Both, wheat genotype as well as growing location clearly influenced the viscosity of soluble extract from wheat. Furthermore, the content of non-starch-polysaccharides (soluble/total) and pentosans (soluble/total) were determined in 13 wheat varieties each grown at two locations. Soluble pentosan contents were highly positively correlated with extract viscosity of wheat at the locations Hayn (r = 0.86) and Biendorf (r = 0.90). The classical apparent metabolisable energy of 5 wheat samples having different extract viscosities was assessed. The AMEN values ranged from 14.0 to 14.6 MJ/kg DM and were significant negatively correlated to content of soluble arabinoxylans (r = 0.67) and to the extract viscosity (r = 0.83). Furthermore, the viscosity of jejunal (4.0 to 22.8 mPas) and ileal (13.1 to 78.0 mPas) digesta exhibited a clear relationship with soluble pentosan contents and extract viscosity. Under the conditions applied in this study the technique of extract viscosity measurement can predict the AME.
Dusel
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Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Tierernährung und Vorratshaltung, Germany.
Kluge
H
H
Gläser
K
K
Simon
O
O
Hartmann
G
G
Lengerken
J
J
Jeroch
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H
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005838:Genotype; D005858:Germany; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014908:Triticum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014783:Viscosity
D011134:Polysaccharides