Changsu Kong

Metabolizable energy value and ileal amino acid digestibility of fibrous feed ingredients in 22-day-old broiler chickens

Objective: Fibrous feed ingredients may benefit gut development and reduce feed costs in broiler production; however, some ingredients contain antinutritional factors that can impair nutrient utilization.Therefore, accurate evaluation of their nutritive values is warranted prior...

Reduced dietary electrolyte balance affects growth performance and fecal odor compounds in growing pigs

Objective: Dietary electrolyte balance (dEB), which influences growth performance, has recently been suggested as a cost-effective acidification strategy for odor mitigation in swine production, yet its effects on fecal volatile fatty acids and volatile organic compounds remain p...