Nutritive value of wheat screening as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens

Data from two experiments, each involving a total of 1,920 (960 males and 960 females) broiler chickens were combined to evaluate the effects of feeding diets containing 0, 15, 30, or 45% ground wheat screenings (WS). Mortality was significantly higher for males than for females at both 21 days (P l...

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Published in:Poultry science 1988-04, Vol.67 (4), p.615-618, Article 615
Main Authors: Proudfoot, F.G, Hulan, H.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALIMENTACION DE LOS ANIMALES
ALIMENTATION DES ANIMAUX
Animal Feed
ANIMAL FEEDING
Animals
BLE
BROILER CHICKENS
CEREAL BYPRODUCTS
Chickens - growth & development
DIET
DIETA
EFFICACITE ALIMENTAIRE
EFICIENCIA DE CONVERSION DEL PIENSO
FEED CONVERSION EFFICIENCY
Female
Male
NUTRITIVE VALUE
PESO
POIDS
POLLO DE ENGORDE
POULET DE CHAIR
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
SOUS PRODUIT DE CEREALES
SUBPRODUCTOS DE CEREALES
TRIGO
Triticum
VALEUR NUTRITIVE
VALOR NUTRITIVO
WEIGHT
WHEATS
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Summary:Data from two experiments, each involving a total of 1,920 (960 males and 960 females) broiler chickens were combined to evaluate the effects of feeding diets containing 0, 15, 30, or 45% ground wheat screenings (WS). Mortality was significantly higher for males than for females at both 21 days (P less than .01) and 42 days of age (P less than .05). Although there was no significant (P less than .05) difference between feed conversion ratios for the two sexes, body weights were significantly higher for males than for females. Significant (P less than .01) dietary effects were evident for feed conversion to 21 days of age but not to 42 days. Dietary effects on body weights were not significant (P less than .05) although a significant linear pattern at 21 days indicated that heavier weights were associated with higher dietary WS levels. Evidence is provided that satisfactory performance can be attained with diets containing up to 45% WS.
ISSN:0032-5791
1525-3171
DOI:10.3382/ps.0670615