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Metabolizable energy values for broiler chicks of eleven samples of field beans (Viciafaba L.) harvested in 1968

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. G. Edwards
Affiliation:
The Lord Rank Research Centre, High Wycombe, Bucks.
I. F. Duthie
Affiliation:
The Lord Rank Research Centre, High Wycombe, Bucks.

Summary

The metabolizable energy values of eleven samples of field beans (Throws M.S.). representative of different generations, locations and soil types, were determined using 3-week-old broiler chicks. A mean ‘classical’ value of 2·40 ± 0·09 kcal/g (10·09 kJ/g) was obtained, together with a mean nitrogen-corrected value of 226 ± 0·11 kcal/g (9·47 kJ/g). There was a considerable variation within groups of samples classified according to generation, location or soil type, so that no distinct relationships were detectable. Supplementary analytical data relating to moisture, crude protein, oil and fibre of the samples are also presented.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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