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Table 4 Specific feed-induced ileal endogenous protein losses (g/kg dry matter intake) in broiler chickensa

From: Progress in ileal endogenous amino acid flow research in poultry

Feedstuff

Total lossesb

Basal lossesc

Specific lossesd

Soybean meal, 480 g/kg crude protein

14

12

2

Soybean meal, 440 g/kg crude protein

21

12

9

Canola meal

28

12

16

Cottonseed meal

39

12

27

  1. aUniversity of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia, unpublished data
  2. bFollowing feeding of guanidinated proteins
  3. cFollowing feeding of enzyme-hydrolysed casein
  4. dTotal losses minus basal losses