R. J. Hughes

Energy value of cereal grains for broiler chickens. I. Variation within and among grain species, and effect of exogenous enzymes

Context Cereal grains are the major source of energy for broiler chickens. Energy available to chickens varies widely within and among cereal species and must be measured to develop near-infrared (NIR) calibrations for predicting values when formulating diets. Aims To measure app...

Energy value of cereal grains for broiler chickens. III. Suitability of NIR for predicting AME of wheat for diet formulation

Context Cereal grains vary widely in energy content, which can result in poor performance of chickens when wrongly assumed apparent metabolisable energy (AME) values are used in diet formulation. Aims To evaluate the suitability of using near-infrared spectrometry (NIR) calibrati...