Saxena, V.P. and Pradhan, K. (1981) Energy metabolizability in broilers on maize and sorghum diets at various energy and protein levels in summer months. Indian Veterinary Journal, 58 (5). pp. 407-410.
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Abstract
The metabolizable energy contents of 16 diets fed to 1020 commercial broilers in duplicated groups of 32 chickens were estimated at 5 and 9 weeks of age. Diets were based on maize or on sorghum and had ratios of metabolizable energy to protein of 130 or 145:1 initially, changed to 155 or 170:1, respectively, in the finishing period. Protein in starter diets was 20, 22, 24 or 26% reduced to 17, 19, 21 and 23%, respectively, for finishing diets. The percentage of dietary energy which was metabolized increased consistently with increasing dietary protein content, was greater with maize than sorghum, and changed significantly between 5 and 9 weeks
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Animal Nutrition, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India |
| Subjects: | Animal Husbandary |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2012 09:14 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2012 09:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/7215 |
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