Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are highly efficient at converting organic substrates into insect biomass suitable for livestock nutrition. BSFL conversion efficiency depends on the nature of their feed, and formulation approaches use macronutrient contents to reach a targeted performance. However, digestibility varies between ingredients data is lacking due methods unsuitable insects living in...

Pasture-based ruminant production systems are common in certain areas of the world, but energy evaluation in grazing cattle is performed with equations developed, in their majority, with sheep or cattle fed total mixed rations. The aim of the current study was to develop predictions of metabolisable energy (ME) concentrations in fresh-cut grass offered to non-pregnant non-lactating cows at main...

An experiment with 1,440 male Cobb 500 and 1,440 male Ross 308 broilers (14 to 35 d of age) was conducted to investigate the effects of diets having 4 levels of digestible methionine plus cysteine (SAA) on various performance criteria at 2 dietary protein levels (20.5 and 26.0%). Two corn-soybean meal/poultry by-product basal diets were formulated to contain 3,060 kcal/kg MEn and either 20.5 or...

This study evaluated live performance, carcass, abdominal fat and commercial cuts yields of broilers fed corn-soybean meal diets with increasing digestible valine to lysine levels from 21 to 42 days of age. One thousand five hundred and seventy-five Cobb vs Cobb 500 male broilers were raised with the same commercial mash feed until 21 days of age. Seven treatments with 9 replications of 25 bird...

Eleven samples of food ingredients were analysed for their total and true digestible amino acid content, apparent metabolisable energy and other components. Large batches of these ingredients were retained for a broiler and a layer experiment. Four layer diets were formulated at 0.97 and 0.90 of total and digestible amino acid requirements for egg production using the analysed ingredients. Eigh...

a study was conducted to evaluate efficacyof wheat based vs. corn based diets on growth performance, carcass traits,blood parameters, jejunum morphological development, immunity, cecal microflora and excreta moisture in broiler chicks fed according to digestible essential amino acid profile. one hundred forty day old ross 308 male broiler chicks randomly distributed into ten separated floor pen...

Hanley, Thomas A.; Barnard, Jeffrey C. 2014. Variation in nutritional quality of plants for deer in relation to sunny versus shady environments. Res. Pap. PNWRP-602. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacifi c Northwest Research Station. 30 p. Variation in nutritional quality of natural forages for black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) was studied in summer and wint...

Three experiments were carried out to estimate the optimal ratios of digestible phenylalanine + tyrosine (Phe + Tyr), histidine (His), and leucine (Leu) relative to digestible lysine (Lys) for performance and carcass criteria of Cobb-500 broilers from 8 to 17 d of age. In each experiment, 160 male chicks were allocated to a completely randomized experimental design with eight replicate pens, ea...

Animal manure is an important source of N for crop production. Part of the manure N is bound in organic compounds and must be mineralised in the soil before it can be utilised by plants. The composition of animal manure is influenced by the diet fed to the animal. We have studied the effects of pig and dairy cattle feed composition on the turnover and potential utilisation of manure N. Dairy co...