Influence of starch sources and dietary protein levels on intestinal functionality and intestinal mucosal amino acids catabolism in broiler chickens

Abstract Background There is growing interest in carbohydrate and protein nutrition to enhance the efficiency of animal production. Reduced-crude protein diets depress environmental pollution and feeding cost, but the challenge to their adoption is maintaining digestive function and growth performan...

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Main Authors: Dafei Yin, Peter H. Selle, Amy F. Moss, Youli Wang, Xiaoyu Dong, Zhibin Xiao, Yuming Guo, Jianmin Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0334-9