Abstract
Broiler chickens were offered diets formulated to contain 200, 188, 172 and 156 g/kg crude protein (CP) from 14 to 35 days post-hatch. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) increased linearly from 1.495 to 1.629 as dietary CP declined with a corresponding increase in distal jejunal starch-protein disappearance rate ratios from 2.08 to 3.17. These two parameters were quadratically related (r = 0.838; P < 0.001) and there was a linear relationship (r = 0.605; P < 0.001) between relative fat-pad weights and FCR. Increasing starch-protein disappearance rate ratios are detrimental for birds offered CP-reduced diets and the implications of these outcomes are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 37-40 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium |
| Volume | 30 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | APSS 2019: 30th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium - Sydney, Australia Duration: 17 Feb 2019 → 20 Feb 2019 |
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