Nelson, T.S. and Stephenson, E.L. and Burgos, A. and et al, . (1975) Effect of tannin content and dry matter digestion on energy utilization and average amino acid availability of hybrid sorghum grains. Poultry Science, 54 (5). pp. 1620-1623.
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Abstract
Twelve varieties of sorghum grains of different seed coat and endosperm colour and starch texture were each given for 4 h to 5 chicks aged 4 weeks and excreta were collected. Gross and metabolizable energies were estimated by calorimetry. Digestibility of DM was measured and estimates were made of total and biologically available amino acids and tannin in the grains. Tannin content was significantly negatively correlated with DM digestion and the ratio of metabolizable to gross energy, DM digestibility was positively correlated with amino acid availability (r = 0.94) metabolizable energy (r = 0.98) and ratio of metabolizable to gross energy (r = 0.99). Seed coat and endosperm colour and starch texture did not prove a reliable index of nutritional quality
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Animal Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. 72701, USA |
| Subjects: | Animal Husbandary Crop Improvement > Seed Technology |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2012 10:13 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2012 10:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8210 |
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