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采用单因素随机设计的方法,选择4月龄左右的小尾寒羊30只,按体重大小随机分为3组,研究分有复合蛋白0％、4％和8％的日粮对内羊生产性能、齐分消化率、血清指标厦经济效益的影响结果表明：在肉羊饲料中举加复合蛋白不仅可以改善机体的生化代谢和基础代谢,而且能降低饲养成本,提高经济效益。 相似文献
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【目的】通过研究饲料中添加缩合单宁对海鲈生长性能、体成分、营养物质表观消化率及肠道组织结构的影响,探讨缩合单宁作为水产饲料添加剂的潜在应用价值。【方法】选择初始体重为(2.76±0.05) g的健康海鲈480尾,随机分为3组,每组4个重复,每个重复40尾。分别投喂3种等氮等脂饲料,即T1(基础饲料,对照组)、T2(基础饲料＋1 g/kg缩合单宁)和T3(基础饲料＋2 g/kg缩合单宁)。采取饱食投喂方式,试验周期为63 d。【结果】各组之间成活率和饲料系数无显著差异(P＞0.05),T3组终末体重、增重率和特定生长率显著低于T1和T2组(P＜0.05);各组之间全鱼水分、粗蛋白质、粗脂肪和灰分含量均无显著差异(P＞0.05);干物质和粗蛋白质表观消化率均表现为T1＞T2＞T3(P＜0.05),T3组粗脂肪表观消化率显著低于T1组(P＜0.05),T1和T2组之间粗脂肪表观消化率无显著差异(P＞0.05),各组之间灰分表观消化率无显著差异(P＞0.05);与T1组相比,T2和T3组海鲈肠道出现不同程度损伤,表现为绒毛长度显著降低(P＜0.05),杯状细胞数量显著增加(P＜0.05)。【结论】饲料中添加1 g/kg缩合单宁不影响海鲈生长性能,但降低了干物质和粗蛋白质表观消化率,添加2 g/kg缩合单宁抑制了海鲈生长,降低了干物质、粗蛋白质和粗脂肪的表观消化率,且破坏了肠道组织结构。缩合单宁可作为饲料添加剂应用于海鲈,建议添加剂量不超过1 g/kg。 相似文献
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Y. X. Yang Z. Jin S. Y. Yoon J. Y. Choi P. L. Shinde X. S. Piao 《Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Sciences》2013,63(1):14-22
Abstract The effects of lysine restriction during grower phase and realimentation during finisher phase on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood metabolites, carcass traits and pork quality were studied. Sixty-four pigs (two castrated males and two females per pen) weighing 34.34±5.22 kg were assigned to four dietary treatments. During grower (35–55 kg), pigs were fed isoenergetic lysine-restricted diets. The different lysine content of diets were 0.950 (NRC recommendation), 0.760, 0.665 and 0.570%, corresponding to lysine restriction of 20, 30 and 40%. Then all pigs were fed with common finisher 1 (55–85 kg) and 2 (85–115 kg) diets. Lysine restriction during the grower phase resulted in poor performance and lower concentration of blood metabolites but improved the nutrient digestibility and efficiency of lysine utilization. Compensatory growth response in terms of improved weight gain and feed efficiency was observed in pigs previously fed lysine-restricted diets during finisher 1, but the concentration of blood urea nitrogen and total protein were lower. No differences in growth performance, digestibility of nutrients and blood metabolites were noted during finisher 2. Lysine restriction of grower diets decreased the dressing percentage (quadratic, P=0.024), and protein content of longissimus muscle (linear P=0.034, and quadratic P=0.009). Thus, it could be concluded that pigs subjected to lysine restriction during grower phase exhibited compensatory growth responses in weight gain and improved efficiency of feed and lysine utilization for weight gain and lean accretion during finisher phase. 相似文献
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Xin-Yan Han Qi-Chun Huang Wei-Fen Li Jun-Fang Jiang Zi-Rong Xu 《Livestock Science》2008,119(1-3):216-220
The objective of this study was to investigate toxic effects of aflatoxin B1(AFB1) on growth performance, organs, hepatic enzyme activities, apparent digestibility of nutrients and digestive enzyme activities in ducks. Ninety 1-day-old Cherry Valley commercial ducks were designed to three treatment groups with three replicates of ten birds each. Group I (control) was fed conventional feed free of AFB1, group II or III was fed the diets containing 20 μg/kg or 40 μg/kg AFB1-contaminated rice respectively. The feeding trial lasted 6 weeks. The results were that decreased body weight gain and feed intake, increased feed to gain ratio and selected organ weights (liver, kidney and pancreas) were observed in AFB1-treated groups. The activities of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were significantly increased in AFB1-contamined groups. The apparent digestibility of crude protein (CP) was significantly lower while activities of digestive enzyme from duodenum contents including protease, chymotrypsin, trypsin and amylase were increased in AFB1-treated group. These results indicated that AFB1 of feed could decrease growth performance and apparent digestibility of nutrients, change digestive enzyme activities of duodenum contents in duck. 相似文献
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不同净能水平的低蛋白日粮对猪生长性能和养分消化率的影响 总被引：3，自引：1，他引：2
选取120头22kg左右的杜×长×大三元杂交健康生长猪,随机分成5个处理,每个处理6个重复,每个重复4头,探讨低蛋白不同净能水平(10.54、10.28、9.96、9.63、9.45MJ/kg)日粮对生长猪生长性能和养分消化率的影响。结果表明:日粮蛋白降低4个百分点,不同净能处理间的采食量和饲料转化率没有显著差异(P>0.05),日增重随净能的下降呈线性增加,以9.45MJ/kg组最高(P<0.05);养分消化率中,除钙的消化率外,其余养分的消化率均随净能水平的增加而线性下降(P<0.05)。降低净能水平后,血清赖氨酸含量线性增加(P=0.03),对其余氨基酸影响差异不显著(P>0.05);对血清尿素氮含量的影响不显著(P>0.05)。由此可得出,低蛋白日粮中净能水平的降低并不影响生长猪的生长性能和养分消化率。 相似文献
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试验旨在研究壳聚糖(chitosan,CHI)对肉牛生长性能及营养物质表观消化率的影响。选择体重、月龄接近,健康无病的24头西门塔尔育肥公牛,随机分为3个日粮处理组,每组8头牛,饲养试验分前、中、后三期,每期28 d,共84 d。三组日粮分别是在基础日粮中添加0、500和1 000 mg/kg的壳聚糖配制而成。结果表明:试验全期500 mg/kg壳聚糖组的平均日增重(ADG)和日采食量(ADFI)最高、料肉比(F/G)最低;日粮添加500 mg/kg壳聚糖可提高肉牛干物质、蛋白质、能量和钙表观消化率。说明日粮中添加500 mg/kg壳聚糖可提高肉牛营养物质的消化率,进而促进肉牛的生长。 相似文献
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【目的】 研究以发酵麸皮多糖、肉桂醛、丁香酚和辣椒油树脂为主的复合营养素对杜寒育肥羊生长性能、养分表观消化率及血清指标的影响,以期为复合营养素在肉羊生产中的应用提供一定的理论依据。【方法】 试验采用单因素完全随机试验设计,选择体重为(29.69±3.11)kg的36只2~3月龄杜寒杂交母羊,随机分为3组,每组6个重复,每个重复2只羊。对照组(CON)饲喂基础饲粮,试验Ⅰ和Ⅱ组分别饲喂添加2.5和5.0 g/kg复合营养素的试验饲粮。预试期14 d,正试期60 d。试验开始和结束当天晨饲前称重测定其生长性能指标,并采集血液样品测定血清生理生化、免疫与抗氧化能力等指标;在正试期第24~30和54~60天持续采集7 d粪样和饲料样,早晚各采集1次,用于测定营养物质表观消化率。【结果】 ①与对照组相比,试验Ⅰ组育肥羊的终末重和平均日增重均显著增加(P<0.05),料重比降低,但差异不显著(P>0.05),试验Ⅰ和Ⅱ组育肥羊干物质采食量均显著升高(P<0.05)。②与对照组相比,在第24~30天时,试验Ⅰ组育肥羊对干物质和有机物的表观消化率显著提高(P<0.05)。③饲粮中添加复合营养素对育肥羊血清生化各指标均无显著影响(P>0.05);与对照组相比,试验结束时,试验Ⅰ和Ⅱ组育肥羊血清中超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)和免疫球蛋白M(immunoglobulin M,IgM)含量均显著升高(P<0.05),试验Ⅱ组育肥羊血清中谷胱甘肽(glutathione,GSH)和免疫球蛋白G(immunoglobulin G,IgG)含量均显著降低(P<0.05),试验Ⅰ组育肥羊血清中丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)含量显著降低(P<0.05)。【结论】 饲粮中添加2.5 g/kg复合营养素能够增加育肥羊干物质采食量和表观消化率,并改善其免疫功能,提高机体抗氧化水平。 相似文献
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1. This experiment investigated the effects of water and Saccharomyces cerevisiae added to wheat-based diets on gastrointestinal, blood and performance parameters of broiler chickens. 2. A total of 160 one-d-old male broiler chicks were given air-dry or wet diets, with or without S. cerevisiae supplementation (0 and 20 g/kg air-dry feed) ad libitum to 42 d. 3. Feeding broilers with a diet mixed with water in a ratio of 1·2 : 1·0 increased body weight, feed intake, abdominal fat, carcase weight, feed transit time and blood HDL (high density lipoprotein) (without yeast). Supplementation with S. cerevisiae increased DM digestibility but reduced ileal pH, ileal coliform population and abdominal fat content. 4. There was a significant interaction between S. cerevisiae and wet feeding, with S. cerevisiae supplementation inducing a significant increase in body weight and feed intake but a reduction of relative abdominal fat and ileal pH of broilers fed on wet diets. 5. It is concluded that wet feeding improved growth performance by increasing feed intake and that the addition of a culture of S. cerevisiae had a growth stimulating effect, as the inclusion of yeast in wet wheat-based broiler diets generated greater responses than yeast in dry-based diets. 相似文献
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Jing Hu Santosh Ingale Piyush Rathi Jian Ying Zhang In Ho Kim 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2020,104(1):204-211
This study was conducted to determine the influence of exogenous acid protease (EAP) on growth performance, blood profiles, excreta noxious gas emissions, ileum digesta viscosity and apparent ileal digestibility in broilers. A total of 600 1-d-old broilers with average initial body weight of 47.0 ± 0.2 g were used in a 5-week feeding trial. The broilers were randomly allotted to 1 of 4 treatments with 10 replicate pens per treatment and 15 birds per cage. Dietary treatments consisted of: CON, basal diets; EAP1, CON + 2,700 exogenous acid protease unite (APU)/kg; EAP2, CON + 5,400 APU/kg; EAP3, CON + 8,100 APU/kg. The body weight gain (BWG) had a linear improvement when chicks fed 8,100 AP/kg diets from d 18 to 35 and overall (p < .05). Lower feed conversion ratio (FCR) was obtained in broilers fed 5,400 APU/kg and 8,100 APU/kg as compared with the CON during overall (p < .05). Birds fed diets supplemented with EAP diet led to a linear increase in the ileal digestibility of crude protein, energy and amino acids (lysine, methionine, cystine, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, histidine and tryptophan) compared with CON group (p < .05). In conclusion, based on our results, we suggest that supplementation with EAP diet was effective in improving growth performance through increasing ileal digestibility of some nutrients (crude protein, energy and amino acids) in broilers. 相似文献
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Ibrahim M. I. Youssef Klaus Männer Jürgen Zentek 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2021,105(1):99-107
This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of essential oils or saponins alone or in combination on productive performance, intestinal morphology, and digestive enzymes' activity in broilers. Four hundred one-day-old male broiler chickens were randomly assigned to four treatments, each with 5 replicates. The birds were fed experimental diets contained either no phytogenic feed additives (control) or were supplemented with 25.0 mg/kg of an essential oil blend from star anise, rosemary, thyme and oregano (essential oils); 46.0 mg/kg of a Quillaja saponin blend (saponins); or a combination of both phytogenic preparations (essential oils plus saponins). The experiment lasted for 42 days. Body weight, feed intake and weight gain were recorded weekly, and the feed conversion ratio was calculated, throughout the experiment. Intestinal morphology and digestive enzymes' activity were determined at the end of the experiment. It was found that the body weight was increased by all dietary supplements at the end of the experiment. There was no change in performance parameters among the treatments during the starter period. At the grower period and the overall experiment, the weight gain of birds was higher in all supplemented groups compared to the control, but the feed conversion was better in the essential oils with saponins treatment. Supplementation of essential oils or saponins alone or in combination increased the villus height and the villus/crypt ratio of the intestine. There was an increase in trypsin, chymotrypsin and elastase activities in the essential oils plus saponins group only. The obtained results indicate that the phytogenic feed additives, especially essential oils with saponins, can be considered as new promising agents in promoting the growth performance of broilers. The effect could be related to its improving impact in intestinal development and increasing the protease enzymes' activity, resulting in increased protein digestibility and absorption of dietary nutrients. 相似文献
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《The Journal of Applied Poultry Research》2008,17(2):191-201
A performance trial was conducted with broiler chicks to study the effect of phytase (PHY) supplementation in diets formulated with reduced AME, Ca, and P. The nutrient digestibility was determined during the 14- to 21-d and 28- to 35-d periods. The treatments consisted of 3 diets (NC1, NC2, NC3) differing in nutrient content and each diet with or without supplemental PHY (NC1, 0 or 500; NC2, 0 or 750; NC3, 0 or 1,000 U of PHY/kg feed) and 1 positive control diet (PC). Compared with the PC diet, negative control diets (NC) resulted in lower AME and apparent ileal amino acid digestibility for some amino acids. Phytase supplementation of the NC diets increased AME, apparent ileal amino acid digestibility, and apparent ileal crude protein digestibility. Phytase addition also increased mineral absorption in 21- and 35-d-old broilers fed NC diets. Reduced nutrient digestibility appears to be a factor in the weight gain and feed intake results. Reducing Ca and P content reduced feed intake in a stepwise fashion in the NC diets. Phytase increased feed intake and generally improved nutrient digestibility, which resulted in an increase in digestible nutrient intake. Averaged across NC diets, PHY improved body weight. Bone-breaking strength was the most consistent predictor of Ca and P reduction. All NC diets had significantly lower bone-breaking strength than the PC. Phytase supplementation of the NC diets gave bone-breaking strengths that were comparable to the PC. Diets with PHY had the highest bioeconomic index. 相似文献
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为研究四种不同中性洗涤纤维来源的开食料对湖羊羔羊生产性能、采食量及营养物质消化代谢的影响,试验选用初生重(3.47±0.69)kg,日龄相同,健康状况良好的湖羊公羔60只作为试验动物。羔羊0~3日龄吮食母乳,4日龄与母羊分离开始饲喂乳源性代乳粉至28日龄断奶,在7日龄[(3.77±0.46)kg]开始补饲开食料前,采用单因素试验设计将羔羊按同质性原则分为4个处理组,分别为苜蓿干草(AH)组、大豆皮(SH)组、燕麦干草(OH)组和甜菜粕(BP)组,每个处理组15只,试验至70日龄结束。试验开始后分别在10、20、30、40、50、60、70日龄晨饲前称重,计算分析羔羊平均日增重,试验期间每日记录开食料平均日采食量;54~60日龄进行消化代谢试验。结果表明:开食料中不同来源的中性洗涤纤维(NDF)可显著影响羔羊生产性能、采食量和养分消化利用率。饲草来源NDF(FNDF)开食料显著提高了湖羊羔羊的生产性能和采食量,而非饲草来源NDF(Non-FNDF)开食料干物质(DM)消化率更高。从20~70日龄,AH组羔羊体重较其他三组更有优势;断奶前7~28日龄羔羊DM、代谢能(ME)、粗蛋白质(CP)、NDF和淀粉的采食量存在显著差异(P<0.05),断奶后29~70日龄和全期7~70日龄,AH组和OH组平均日增重和各种养分采食量显著高于SH组(P<0.05);BP组DM表观消化率显著高于AH组(P<0.05),BP组NDF表观消化率显著高于其他三组(P<0.05)。综上所述,不同来源NDF开食料对湖羊羔羊生产性能、采食量和养分消化利用产生较大影响,以苜蓿作为NDF来源的开食料可以提高羔羊生产性能和采食量,而以甜菜粕作为NDF来源可以提高养分消化利用率。 相似文献
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饲喂脆茎全株水稻对生长肥育猪生长性能、养分消化和胴体品质的影响 总被引：14，自引：1，他引：14
体重相近的杜洛克生长母猪54头，随机分成3组（每组3个重复），研究脆茎全株水稻（3个水平0、10％和20％）用于生长肥育猪日粮，对猪的生长性能、养分消化、胴体品质和肉质的影响。结果表明，生长猪阶段（29～52kg）对照组、10％组和20％组的采食量、平均日增重和料重比均无显著差异（P〉0．05）。肥育猪阶段（54～85kg）采食量和平均日增重，20％组显著低于对照组（P〈0．01），10％组与对照组之间无显著差异（P〉0．05）；各组料重比均无显著差异（P〉0．05）。生长猪阶段10％组和20％组各种养分的消化率都低于对照组；而肥育猪阶段，两组NDF消化率显著低于对照组（P〈0．01），其它养分消化率与对照组无显著差异。与对照组相比，10％组和20％组屠宰率有所下降，而瘦肉率提高，眼肌面积增大，背膘厚降低，但差异均不显著（P〉0．05）。10％组和20％组的背最长肌蛋白含量增加，脂肪含量降低，其中20％组与对照组差异显著（P〈0．05）；滴水损失和大理石纹及肉色评分各组之间均无显著差异（P〉0．05），20％组宰后24h的pH，显著高于对照组（P〈0．01）。 相似文献
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实验研究了不同剂量乳源性益生元(百泰-A)对西伯利亚鲟(Acipenser baerii Brandt)生长性能和营养成分消化率的影响。实验用西伯利亚鲟初始体重为(75±0.1)g,288尾鱼随机分4组,每组4个重复,每个重复18尾,实验周期为8周。基础饲料粗蛋白的含量为36%,粗脂肪为11%,总能为18.50 MJ/kg。实验料在此基础上分别添加0%(G0)、0.4%(G0.4)、0.8%(G0.8)和2%(G2)的百泰-A,各组饲料分别添加0.1%的Y2O3作为指示剂测定饲料营养成分表观消化率。实验结果显示:在饲料中添加百泰-A后各组西伯利亚鲟的增重率没有显著差异(P>0.05),饲料系数随乳源性益生元(百泰-A)的剂量增加而呈降低趋势,且G2组饲料系数显著低于对照组(G0)(P<0.05)。各组饲料干物质(88.2%)和蛋白质(64.8%)的消化率均没有显著影响(P>0.05);G2组总氨基酸(90.5%)的消化率显著高于G0.4组(88.8%)(P<0.05),与其他各组相比没有显著差异(P>0.05);G2组组氨酸(91.4%)、亮氨酸(90.8%)、苏氨酸(85.5%)、缬氨酸(89.5%)和赖氨酸(93.5%)的消化率显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。在西伯利亚鲟饲料中添加2%乳源性益生元(百泰-A)能够提高其对饲料中氨基酸的消化率和饲料利用率。 相似文献
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Efficacy of feed enzymes in pig and poultry diets containing distillers dried grains with solubles: a review 
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下载免费PDF全文 S. Swiatkiewicz M. Swiatkiewicz A. Arczewska‐Wlosek D. Jozefiak 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2016,100(1):15-26
Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a coproduct of the ethanol industry, are often used as feed material in livestock and poultry nutrition. Results of many experiments have indicated, however, that a high dietary level of DDGS can negatively affect the digestibility of nutrients and the performance of monogastric animals due to their high content of non‐starch polysaccharides (NSP). Nevertheless, using high levels of DDGS as a protein source in livestock diets can be still economically justifiable in view of the rising prices of soya bean meal and other protein sources. The aim of some recent experiments with poultry and pigs was to improve the nutritional efficacy of high‐NSP diets through the addition of feed enzymes. As presented and discussed in this review article, the efficacy of feed enzymes added to poultry and pig diets containing DDGS is not consistent and depends on many factors. However, NSP‐hydrolysing enzymes generally seemed to be more efficient than phytases in terms of the digestibility of nutrients and the growth performance of poultry and pigs fed high‐DDGS diets. For this reason, supplementation with NSP‐hydrolysing enzymes could be an efficient way to enable the use of increased levels of DDGS in poultry and pig diets. 相似文献
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试验旨在研究肉鸡低能日粮中添加木聚糖酶或复合酶对肉鸡生产性能和养分消化率的影响。采用单因子的试验设计,试验分6个处理,每个处理8个重复,每重复10只肉仔鸡。6个试验饲粮处理分别为正对照组(PC)、负对照组(NC,在正对照组基础上降低表观代谢能836 kJ/kg)、以及4个在NC基础上的加酶组(分别为处理1:木聚糖酶添加量为4 000 U/kg饲料;处理2:木聚糖酶、α-淀粉酶和蛋白酶分别为300 U/kg、400 U/kg和4 000 U/kg饲料;处理3:木聚糖酶、α-淀粉酶和蛋白酶分别为:1383U/kg6、7U/kg和667U/kg;处理4:木聚糖酶、α-淀粉酶和蛋白酶分别为2 766 U/kg、134 U/kg和1 334 U/kg)。试验结果表明,与PC相比,NC降低了肉鸡的增重、提高了料肉比(P<0.05);与NC相比,4个加酶组提高增重3%~10%和改善料肉比2%~8%(P<0.05),加酶后NC组肉鸡的生产性能达到了PC水平。NC降低了干物质、粗蛋白和能量的表观消化率(P<0.05),加酶组对养分消化率具有提高作用,且达到了PC水平;木聚糖酶和复合酶两种酶制剂对肉鸡生产性能和养分消化率的影响差异不显著,处理3和4两组间差异不显著(P>0.05)。结果表明,在降低代谢能836 kJ/kg的肉鸡饲粮中添加木聚糖酶或复合酶,能够使肉鸡的生产性能和养分消化率得以补偿,低能负对照饲粮加酶后能够使肉鸡的生产性能达到与正对照组相同水平。 相似文献
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固态发酵对复合蛋白质饲料营养价值改善效果的研究 总被引：7，自引：1，他引：6
本文旨在研究同态发酵对复合蛋白质饲料(CPF)营养成分和养分利用效率的改善效果.将产朊假丝酵母、枯草芽孢杆菌和乳酸杆菌接种到CPF后发酵3 d,干燥制得发酵复合蛋白质饲料(FCPF).在测定豆粕(SBM)、CPF、FCPF常规养分和氨基酸含量基础上进行消化代谢试验.选择体重为(24.36±1.78)kg的杜×长×大生长猪24头,随机分为4组,每组6个重复,每个重复1头猪,分别饲喂无氮日粮和以SBM、CPF及FCPF作为唯一蛋白质源配制的半纯合日粮,采用无氮日粮法测定SBM、CPF和FCPF对生长猪的蛋白质、能量消化利用率以及氨基酸回肠消化率.预试期4 d,正试期4 d.结果表明:固态发酵极显著提高了FCPF的粗蛋白质、真蛋白质、钙和总磷含量(P<0.01);除精氨酸外,氨基酸含量均有所提高.与CPF相比,FCPF蛋白质消化利用率和能量消化率均极显著升高(P<0.01);氨基酸表观消化率显著或极显著的升高(P<0.05或P<0.01);除Gly以外,FCPF各氨基酸真消化率均显著或极显著的升高(P<0.05或P<0.01).FCPF大部分营养特性接近或优于SBM.由此可知,固态发酵可改善CPF的营养特性,提高其在20～50 kg生长猪上的养分消化利用率. 相似文献
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1. The effect of dietary formic acid on performance, digestibility, intestinal histomorphology and plasma metabolite levels of broiler chickens was studied. 2. An experiment with 120 Ross male broiler chickens was conducted from 1 to 42 d of age at the laboratory. There were 4 treatment groups: control (C), 10 mg/kg feed avilamycin (AV) and formic acid at two concentrations, 5 and 10 g/kg feed (FA5 and FA10, respectively). 3. No differences in weight gain, feed intake or feed conversion ratio were observed in male broiler chickens fed on the different diets. 4. An effect of the additives on ileal dry matter (DM) digestibility at 42 d of age was detected with the finisher diets; AV and 10 g/kg of feed formic acid slightly improved ileal DM digestibility compared to the other treatment groups. 5. Jejunum pH was not affected when 5 or 10 g/kg formic acid was added, and the results do not clearly show a positive effect of formic acid on the intestinal histomorphology. 6. No differences were noticed for blood metabolites in the different diets, and the levels of calcium and phosphorus in the plasma were not altered by formic acid addition. 7. In conclusion, when using broiler chickens under conditions of good hygiene, dietary formic acid did not have a clear positive effect on performance, intestinal histomorphology or plasma metabolite levels; however, there was a slight positive effect on the ileal digestibility of nutrients. 相似文献