Dietary starch is required for a dry, extruded kibble; the most common diet type for domesticated felines in North America. However, the amount and source of dietary starch may affect digestibility and metabolism of other macronutrients. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of 3 commercial cat diets on in vivo and in vitro energy and macronutrient digestibility, and to anal...

Little is known about the gender differences in energetic requirements of goats in early life. In this study, we determined the energy requirements for maintenance and gain in intact male, castrated male and female Saanen goat kids using the comparative slaughter technique and provide new data on their body composition and energy efficiency. To determine the energy requirements for maintenance,...

Two experiments were conducted to assay digesta viscosity and metabolizable energy values of different cereal-based diets with or without enzyme supplementation in growing turkeys and broiler chickens at 3 and 6 weeks of age and in laying hens. Age, feeding and poultry species had interacting effects on digesta viscosity and metabolizable energy. Viscosity was reduced with age in broilers, but ...

the nutritive values of honey locust pods obtained from different growing sites were evaluated by chemical composition and in vitro gas production techniques. growing site was found to have a significant (p< 0.001) effect on the chemical composition. the cp contents of honey locust pods ranged from 67.2 to 119.9 g kg-1 dm. water soluble carbohydrate (wsc) ranged from 122.3 to 152.2 g kg-1 dm. n...