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Table 1 Impacts of dietary CP reductions on average (n = number of amino acids) apparent jejunal and ileal amino acid digestibility coefficients in broiler chickens offered maize- and wheat-based diets

From: Progress towards reduced-crude protein diets for broiler chickens and sustainable chicken-meat production

Feed grain,

n

CP

reduction,

g/kg

Distal jejunum

Distal ileum

Reference

Coefficients

Response,

%

Range,

%

Coefficients

Response,

%

Range,

%

Maize, 16

213 to 172

0.658 to 0.604

−8.21

−13.2 to −1.96

0.801 to 0.734

−8.36

−15.1 to − 2.67

[8]

Wheat, 16

215 to 165

0.594 to 0.600

+ 1.01

− 16.0 to + 12.2

0.748 to 0.721

− 3.61

− 14.8 to + 2.13

[9]

Wheat, 16

213 to 197.5

-

-

-

0.740 to 0.795

+ 7.43

+ 3.19 to + 14.2

[10]

Maize, 17

210 to 165

0.459 to 0.594

+ 29.4

+ 16.8 to + 51.8

0.744 to 0.790

+ 6.18

+ 2.73 to + 10.8

[11]

Maize, 16

210 to 165

0.693 to 0.758

+ 9.38

+ 1.93 to + 34.5

0.792 to 0.797

+ 5.98

− 0.43 to + 21.2

[12]

Maize, 16

208 to 165

0.617 to 0.665

+ 7.78

−0.29 to + 19.6

0.789 to 0.776

− 1.65

− 7.41 to + 4.73

[13]

Maize, 15

222 to 165

-

-

-

0.797 to 0.771

− 3.87

− 32.2 to + 15.4

[14]

Wheat, 15

222 to 165

-

-

-

0.757 to 0.736

− 2.77

− 62.7 to + 14.5

[14]