The Effect of Water Treatment of Feeds Upon the Nutritional Values of Feeds
1960; Elsevier BV; Volume: 39; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3382/ps.0390394
ISSN1525-3171
Autores Tópico(s)Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
ResumoINTRODUCTION TREATMENT of dried whey with water (Kratzer et al., 1955) yielded a product which improved the growth of chicks beyond that of untreated dried whey. Treatment of the basal diet with water had little effect with perhaps a questionable improvement in the nutritive value of the feed. Treatment of barley, rye and wheat with water (Fry et al., 1957Fry et al., 1958) improved the nutritional value of these grains, especially the barley. In this laboratory, we had occasion to feed dry feed as well as wet feed ad libitum and for 2 hours daily. It was repeatedly noticed that birds fed for 2 hours grew better on wet feed than on the untreated dry feed. Treatment of feed with water did something to the feed which enhanced its nutritional value. EXPERIMENTAL Three different diets were used in these studies and the composition of these diets are listed in Table 1. The …
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