Two experiments were carried out to determine the ideal levels of crude protein (CP) for Ross broiler chickens from one to 21 and 22 to 42 days of age, of both sexes. The parameters evaluated were weight gain (WG), feed intake (FI), feed:gain ratio (F/G) and carcass evaluation (CV). In the starting phase (1 to 21 days of age), different protein levels (20.00; 20.50; 21.00; 21.50; 22.00 and 22.50%) were used in diets containing 1.27% total lysine. In growing phase […]

Two experiments were carried out to determine the nutritional requirement of total lysine for Ross broiler chickens from one to 21 and 22 to 40 days of age, of both sexes. The parameters evaluated were weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion and carcass evaluation. In each experiment, a completely randomized experimental design, in a 2 x 6 (two sexes and six dietary lysine levels) factorial arrangement with six replicates, using a total of 1440 birds, was used. The basal diets […]