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The Relevance of Starch-Protein Digestive Dynamics in Crude Protein-Reduced Broiler Diets

  • P H Selle
  • , P V Chrystal
  • , A F Moss
  • , D Yin
  • , A Khoddami
  • , V D Naranjo
  • , S Y Liu

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-40
JournalProceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium
Volume30
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventAPSS 2019: 30th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 17 Feb 201920 Feb 2019

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