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Evaluation Of Energy Values Of Various Oil Sources When Fed To Broiler Chicks, G. Murugesan, Brian Kerr, Michael Persia
Evaluation Of Energy Values Of Various Oil Sources When Fed To Broiler Chicks, G. Murugesan, Brian Kerr, Michael Persia
G. R. Murugesan
The nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn) values of seven different oil and fat sources used in broiler diets, primarily across the Midwestern US, were determined in a digestibility experiment. Fifteen days old, Ross 308 male broiler chicks were fed diets containing each oil or fat source at 0%, 3%, 6%, and 9% inclusion levels for 7 days before excreta samples were collected to analyze AMEn on day 21. The AMEn was calculated using 2 different methods, including a linear equation slope method as well as calculating the difference between basal diet and oil containing diets. The AMEn values determined by …