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Energy determination of corn co-products fed to broiler chicks from 15 to 24 days of age, and use of composition analysis to predict nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy.
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PMID:  21844266     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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An experiment (3 trials) was conducted to determine the AME(n) of 15 corn co-products obtained from various wet and dry milling plants, and to develop prediction equations for AME(n) based on chemical composition. Co-products included distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS, n = 6), high-protein distillers dried grains (n = 2), corn germ (n = 2), corn germ meal, corn bran with solubles, corn gluten meal, corn gluten feed, and dehulled, degermed corn. Treatments (15) consisted of 85% inclusion of the corn-soybean meal basal diet combined with a 15% inclusion of each corn co-product, as well as a control diet containing glucose•H(2)O (15%) at the expense of the co-product. In each trial, Ross × Ross 708 chicks (10 birds per pen) were randomly assigned to 16 dietary treatments (12 replicate pens; 4 replicate pens per trial). After a 7-d diet acclimation period from 15 to 22 d of age, a 48-h total excreta collection was conducted for the determination of AME(n). Co-products were analyzed for gross energy, CP, moisture, crude fat, starch, crude fiber, ash, total dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber, and hemicellulose was determined by difference. Stepwise regression resulted in the following equation: AME(n), kcal/kg of DM = 3,517 + (46.02 × % crude fat, DM basis) - (82.47 × % ash, DM basis) - (33.27 × % hemicellulose, DM basis) (R(2) = 0.89; SEM = 191; P ≤ 0.01). Removing hemicellulose from the model resulted in the following equation: AME(n), kcal/kg of DM = (-30.19 × % neutral detergent fiber, DM basis) + (0.81 × gross energy, kcal/kg of DM basis) - (12.26 × % CP, DM basis) (R(2) = 0.87; SEM = 196; P ≤ 0.01). These results indicate that nutrient composition may be used to generate AME(n) prediction equations for corn co-products fed to broiler chicks.
Authors:
S J Rochell; B J Kerr; W A Dozier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Poultry science     Volume:  90     ISSN:  0032-5791     ISO Abbreviation:  Poult. Sci.     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401150     Medline TA:  Poult Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1999-2007     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 38649; and.
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