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True and apparent metabolizable energy of some indigenous feedingstuffs and finished feeds determined by modified rooster bioassay techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

K. N. P. Ranaweera
Affiliation:
Department of Primary Industry, Poultry Research Centre, P.O. Box 73 Lae, Papua New Guinea
W. E. Nano
Affiliation:
Department of Primary Industry, Poultry Research Centre, P.O. Box 73 Lae, Papua New Guinea

Summary

The true and apparent metabolizable energy (TME and AME) of a range of indigenous feedingstuffs and finished feeds were determined by rooster bioassay techniques adapted to suit a small nutrition laboratory.

The AME and TME of some common feedingstuffs were similar to the values published elsewhere. The AME of two finished feeds were similar to their zero-N corrected metabolizable energy values determined by the conventional total collection method. The mean ±S.E. endogenous and metabolic excreta energy per bird for 24 h was 70·4 ± 2·94 kJ.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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