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The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods

Three levels of dietary ME (3,000, 3,200 and 3,400 kcal/kg) and four levels of Total Sulphur Amino Acid (TSAA) (0.73, 0.83, 0.93 and 1.03%) were studied in the starter period (0-3 wks) of the broilers. Three levels of dietary ME (3,000, 3,200 and 3,400 kcal/kg) combined with four levels of TSAA (0.6...

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Main Authors: Hamid, Kassim, Suwanpradit, Somchai
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Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 1996
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spelling my.upm.eprints.291972024-09-03T07:38:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29197/ The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods Hamid, Kassim Suwanpradit, Somchai Three levels of dietary ME (3,000, 3,200 and 3,400 kcal/kg) and four levels of Total Sulphur Amino Acid (TSAA) (0.73, 0.83, 0.93 and 1.03%) were studied in the starter period (0-3 wks) of the broilers. Three levels of dietary ME (3,000, 3,200 and 3,400 kcal/kg) combined with four levels of TSAA (0.65, 0.72, 0.79 and 0.86%) were studied in the grower period (3-6 wks). The crude protein content of the diet of the starter period was 23% while the diet of the grower period was 20%. The performance data of the starter broilers indicated that the dietary energy levels had no significant effects on body weight gain, feed intake and feed:gain ratio. However, TSAA levels had a significant influence on the growth and feed parameters. The response pattern for the grower period was similar to the starter period. The present experiment showed that in the tropics the TSAA requirement for the starter period was between 0.83 to 0.93% which is similar to the values recommended by NRC while for the grower period the TSAA requirement was between 0.79 to 0.86% at all the three energy levels which is higher than the values recommended by NRC. Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 1996 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29197/1/29197.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29197/7/29197.pdf Hamid, Kassim and Suwanpradit, Somchai (1996) The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 9 (1). pp. 69-74. ISSN 1011-2367; ESSN: 1976-5517 http://www.ajas.info/journal/view.php?number=19041 10.5713/ajas.1996.69
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description Three levels of dietary ME (3,000, 3,200 and 3,400 kcal/kg) and four levels of Total Sulphur Amino Acid (TSAA) (0.73, 0.83, 0.93 and 1.03%) were studied in the starter period (0-3 wks) of the broilers. Three levels of dietary ME (3,000, 3,200 and 3,400 kcal/kg) combined with four levels of TSAA (0.65, 0.72, 0.79 and 0.86%) were studied in the grower period (3-6 wks). The crude protein content of the diet of the starter period was 23% while the diet of the grower period was 20%. The performance data of the starter broilers indicated that the dietary energy levels had no significant effects on body weight gain, feed intake and feed:gain ratio. However, TSAA levels had a significant influence on the growth and feed parameters. The response pattern for the grower period was similar to the starter period. The present experiment showed that in the tropics the TSAA requirement for the starter period was between 0.83 to 0.93% which is similar to the values recommended by NRC while for the grower period the TSAA requirement was between 0.79 to 0.86% at all the three energy levels which is higher than the values recommended by NRC.
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author Hamid, Kassim
Suwanpradit, Somchai
spellingShingle Hamid, Kassim
Suwanpradit, Somchai
The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods
author_facet Hamid, Kassim
Suwanpradit, Somchai
author_sort Hamid, Kassim
title The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods
title_short The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods
title_full The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods
title_fullStr The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods
title_full_unstemmed The effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods
title_sort effects of dietary energy on the total sulphur amino acid requirements of broilers during two growth periods
publisher Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
publishDate 1996
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