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Article: Amino acid digestibilities needed for poultry rations.(Special Report)
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- Feedstuffs
- Article date:
- July 26, 2004
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Formulating commercial broiler diets based on amino acid digestibilities results in rations that more closely match the birds' requirements and reduce excess nutrients. However, good nutritional information is often lacking for many alternative feed ingredients used to lower feed costs when the price of basic ingredients, such as soybean meal, is high.
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Corn and soybean meal prices have been at record levels. When the price of basic ingredients is high, commercial nutritionists must consider the use of alternative ingredients in their feed formulations.
The objective is to reduce the cost of feed, decrease safety margins, increase the ...