Comparison of apparent ileal amino acid digestibility of feed ingredients measured with broilers, layers, and roosters.
The apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids in 7 feed ingredients was determined using broilers, layers, and roosters. The ingredients included 3 cereals (wheat, sorghum, and corn), 3 oilseed meals (canola, cottonseed, and soybean meals), and 1 animal protein meal (meat and bone meal). Dietary protein in the assay diets was supplied solely by the test ingredient. All diets contained 20 g/kg of acid-insoluble ash as an indigestible marker, and each diet was offered ad libitum in mash form to 5 replicate pens of broilers and layers, and 4 replicate pens of roosters. The digestibility coefficients of individual amino acids for wheat, corn, and sorghum were higher (P < 0.05) in broilers than in layers and roosters. The digestibility of most amino acids for corn and sorghum was higher (P < 0.05) in roosters compared with those in layers, whereas the digestibility for wheat in layers and roosters was similar. In general, the digestibility of amino acids in canola meal, cottonseed meal, and meat and bone meal was similar among the 3 classes of chickens. The digestibility of amino acids in soybean meal was higher (P < 0.05) for layers compared with those for broilers and roosters but similar between broilers and roosters. These results suggest that the class of chickens significantly influenced the apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids in some feed ingredients.
Huang
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School of Animal Studies, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland 4343, Australia.
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Ravindran
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Bryden
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D029741:Brassica rapa; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004063:Digestion / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents; D003368:Gossypium; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism*; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D045868:Sorghum; D013025:Glycine max; D014908:Triticum; D003313:Zea mays
D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins