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Effects of wheat quality on digestion differ between the D+ and D- chicken lines selected for divergent digestion capacity.
Poultry science - 1 Mar 2006
Péron A, Gomez J, Mignon-Grasteau S, Sellier N, Besnard J, Derouet M, Juin H, Carré B
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the experiment was to study the effects of 2 wheat cultivars (Baltimor and Scipion) with different hardness values (75 and 5, respectively) on 2 divergent lines (D+ and D-) of broiler chickens selected on the basis of their digestion ability assessed by AME(n). Wheat was incorporated at 54.6% in diets. The other main ingredients were soybean meal (35.3%) and rapeseed oil (5.5%). Diets were given as...
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