Inclusion of low metabolisable energy wheat in broiler diets and the incidence of the fatty liver and kidney syndrome.

Abstract

Chickens were fed a diet containing wheat of low metabolisable energy (ME) content (11.3 MJ kg-1 dry matter [DM]) or a diet containing a wheat of high-ME content (14.5 MJ kg-1 DM). The diets, although of identical ingredient composition differed in energy to protein ratio. Chicks fed the diet containing the low-ME wheat and with the low ratio had more severe biotin deficiency lesions but a much reduced incidence of the fatty liver and kidney syndrome.

• Authors: W L Bryden
• Journal: Research in veterinary science (Res Vet Sci) Vol. 49 Issue 2 Pg. 243-4 (Sep 1990) ISSN: 0034-5288 [Print] England
• PMID: 2236924 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dietary Proteins
• Biotin

Topics

• Animal Feed
• Animals
• Biotin (administration & dosage, deficiency)
• Chickens
• Dietary Proteins (administration & dosage)
• Energy Intake
• Energy Metabolism
• Fatty Liver (etiology, veterinary)
• Kidney Diseases (etiology, veterinary)
• Male
• Poultry Diseases (etiology)
• Syndrome
• Triticum