ORIGINAL PAPER
Effects of feed enzymes on nutritive value of hybrid
triticale x Agrotriticum kernels for broiler chickens
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Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Warsaw Agricultural University,
Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
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Institute of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Lublin Agricultural University,
Akademicka 15, 20-934 Lublin, Poland
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The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences,
05-110 Jabłonna, Poland
Publication date: 2007-05-02
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S. Smulikowska
The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences,
05-110 Jabłonna, Poland
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2007;16(2):225-231
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ABSTRACT
The nutritional value of hybrid triticale x Agrotriticum (Triticum aestivum x Agropyron)
kernels (TW) for broiler chickens was evaluated. An experiment was carried out on 40 threeweek-old broiler chickens, kept in individual cages and allocated to 4 groups, 10 birds per group.
Four experimental diets were formulated, two basal wheat- and soyabean meal-based diets,
unsupplemented (B) or supplemented with a xylanase preparation (BX) and two diets composed
of TW mixed in a 1:1 proportion with basal diets B or BX, the latter supplemented with a
β-glucanase preparation at a rate of 1 g per kg of TW. Trypsin inhibitor activity in TW seeds was 1.46
TUI/g, the amino acid composition of protein was similar as triticale protein. Ileal digesta viscosity
in the group fed the diet with 50% TW seeds reached 5.1 mPas .s and decreased to 3.1 mPas·s
after xylanase and β-glucanase supplementation. The apparent protein, fat and NFE digestibility
of TW seeds was 88, 71 and 91%, respectively; protein and fat digestibility increased after enzyme
supplementation. It may be concluded that TW seeds can be a valuable component of poultry diets
after xylanase and β-glucanase supplementation.
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The Journal of Poultry Science
2.
Triticale
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