Optimising barley inclusion in broiler chickens' diets : a milestone report as part of the project 'The impact of climate on sorgham utilisation in poultry diets' / by Mehdi Toghyani and Sonia Liu
- Bib ID:
- 8670227
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- Book
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- Toghyani, Mehdi, author
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- Wagga Wagga, NSW : AgriFutures Australia, 2021
- ©2021
- 1 online resource (iv, 18 pages) : colour illustrations.
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- text file PDF 837KB
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- 9781760531751 (PDF)
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- AgriFutures Australia publication. ISSN: 1440-6845 ; No. 21-053.
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"Feed represents the highest variable cost of meat chicken production, accounting for 60-80% of the total cost depending on the farming system, i.e., intensive, free-range or organic rearing systems. As a nutrient, dietary energy is the largest and most expensive component of broiler chickens' diets, often supplied by high inclusion (60-70%) of cereal grains. In Australia, a wheat-based diet is commonly used in poultry production, and this diet is often supplemented with exogenous xylanase to mitigate the negative impact of non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) on birds' growth performances. Barley (Hordeurn vulgare L.), the fourth-most produced grain globally, can also be included in broiler diets as an energy-contributing ingredient. However, inclusion of barley in broiler diets is limited, mainly due to its high fibre content, low energy (ME) and high levels of soluble NSPs (Jacob and Pescatore, 2012). ... Considering current market trends for Australian barley and the lack of updated literature, it is necessary to re-establish the optimum inclusion rate of barley in meat chicken diets. This would enable nutritionists to confidently formulate more-cost-effective diets and focus on maximum profitability. The present study was designed to quantify the optimum inclusion rate of barley for different growing phases and to test whether alongside a commercial xylanase a higher dose of β- glucanase is needed to fully counteract the negative effects of high barley inclusion on the performance meat chickens."--Introduction.
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- "AgriFutures Australia Project No. PRJ-012265"--Title page.
- "May 2022"--Title page.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18)
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