Determination of metabolizable energy value of corn with different average geometric diameters for european quails (Coturnix coturnix coturnix)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Marcelo José De Mello Rezende²  Alessandro Figueiredo Torres¹  Luci Sayori Murata²  José Américo Soares Garcia²  Concepta Margaret Mcmanus² 

[1] ,Universidade de Brasília Faculdade de Agronomia e Veterinária Brasília DF ,Brasil

关键词: metabolizable apparent energy;    metabolizable true energy;    particle size;    total collections of excreta;    coleta total de excretas;    energia metabolizável aparente;    energia metabolizável verdadeira;    tamanho da partícula;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-89132009000400022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Metabolizable energy (ME) of corn with different geometric diameters was determined in European quail with 26 days of age with 124 g of mean live weight, using the Total Collection of Excreta Method. One hundred and twenty five quails were divided in five treatments, five replications with five quails each, with one treatment used to determine endogenous losses. Values of Average Geometric Diameter (AGD) of the corn were 600, 800, 1000 and 1200 µm. ME of corn was not affected by AGD. Average values were 3079, 3274, 3300, 3137 Kcal/kg respectively for apparent metabolizable energy, corrected apparent metabolizable energy, true metabolizable energy, corrected true metabolizable energy.

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