Effect of Chitin in Shrimp Meal on Growth Performance and Digestibility in Growing Broilers

In order to clarify whether chitin in shrimp meal (SM) affects growth performance of broilers adversely, body weight gain, feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen retention were measured in broilers given diets containing 3 levels of SM and chitin. In addition, meat and skin color was also measured...

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Main Authors: Sutisa Khempaka, Masato Mochizuki, Katsuki Koh, Yutaka Karasawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2006-11-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/43/4/43_4_339/_pdf/-char/en