Effect of dietary energy density and meal size on growth performance, eating pattern, and carcass and meat quality in Holstein steers fed high-concentrate diets

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 3515-3525 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Marti ◽  
M. Pérez ◽  
A. Aris ◽  
A. Bach ◽  
M. Devant
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Meat Quality ◽  
Meal Size ◽  
Dietary Energy ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Dietary Energy Density

scholarly journals Effect of dietary energy density and folic acid supplementation on white striping occurrence and growth performance of broiler chickens

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Adewole ◽  
Janice L MacIsaac ◽  
Chengbo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Folic Acid Supplementation ◽  
Normal Breast ◽  
Dietary Energy ◽  
White Striping ◽  
Dietary Energy Density

Broilers were allocated to eight treatments consisting of two energy levels: Normal (NE) and High (HE), and four folic acid (FA) levels (2.2, 5, 10 and 15 ppm). On d 42, two male and two female chickens were euthanized per pen and white striping (WS) evaluation was performed on the Pectoralis major. Birds fed HE diets had reduced (P<0.05) FI and FCR than those on NE diets. With increasing FA levels, there was reduced (P<0.05) WS score, increased (P<0.05) normal breast fillet percentage in female but not in the male chickens. WS scores were higher (P<0.01) in male chickens than in the females.

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