The objective of this experiment was to determine the true digestibility (TD) of amino acids from corn samples submitted to different drying temperatures (room temperature and artificial drying at 80, 100 and 120°C), and different storage periods (0, 60, 120 and 180 days). The TD of amino acids was determined by the forced feeding method using cecectomized adult Leghorn roosters, placed in individual cages. A 4 × 4 factorial arrangement was used (four drying temperatures and four storage periods), in […]

The true digestibility coefficients and the values of true amino acid digestibility of 12 protein meals were determined in Leghorn cecectomized roosters by the “forced feed” method. The experiment was analyzed as a complete randomized design with 12 treatments, six replicates and one rooster per experimental unit. The studied feedstuffs were as follows: corn gluten meal 22%, corn gluten meal 60%, soybean protein concentrate, partially defatted extruded whole soybean, meat and bone meal 36%, meat and bone meal 45%, fish […]

The objective of this experiment was to determine the true digestibility of lysine HCl and lysine sulfate, with cecectomized adult roosters. Eighteen roosters, 2.854 kg live weight, were cecectomized and kept in cages for a period of 10 days. After two days of adaptation to the cages the animals were fed twice a day during one hour (8:00 a.m. to 9:00 am and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm), for crop dilation to avoid regurgitation of the feed. The forced fed […]