APSS 2013 Proceedings - The University of Sydney

SHORT COMMUNICATION SESSION # 2:
DOES PELLETING IMPROVE NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND ENERGY UTILISATION IN
BROILERS?
M.R. Abdollahi and V. Ravindran – Massey University, New Zealand
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ENZYME RESPONSE IS AFFECTED BY SUBSTRATE TYPE 130
Z.Z. Zhang, Y. Feng, C.S. Huang, Z.Y. Hung and B.J. Hosking – Asiapac
(Dongguan) Biotechnology Co., China
CARBOHYDRASES IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS FED BOTH NUTRITIONALLY
ADEQUATE AND DOWNSPEC WHEAT DIETS
D.Wu, R.A. Swick, Y.G. Liu, S.B. Wu and M.Choct – University of New England,
Australia
INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS ENZYMES AND DIRECT FED MICROBIALS ON
DIGESTIBILITY, INTESTINAL INTEGRITY, PATHOGEN COLONIZATION AND
PERFORMANCE IN FIRST-CYCLE LAYING HENS
G.R. Murugesan, I.V. Wesley, J. Remus, P.W. Plumstead and M.E. Persia
METABOLIZABLE ENERGY OF FEEDSTUFFS IN MEAT-TYPE GROWING DUCKS
DETERMINED BY TOTAL OR PARTIAL EXCRETA COLLECTION METHODS
H.T. Huynh, K.V. La, S.V. Phan, O.K. Dong and Y.T. Nguyen – University of
Queensland, Australia
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APPARENT METABOLISABLE ENERGY AND GRAIN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MAIZE
D.V. Thomas, A. Hardacre, S.M. Rutherfurd and V. Ravindran – Massey University,
New Zealand
INFLUENCE OF EXOGENOUS XYLANASE ON PERFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT
DIGESTIBILITY OF BROILERS FED WHEAT-BASED DIETS
H.V. Masey-O’Neill and A.J. Cowieson – AB Vista Feed Ingredients, UK
STEAM-PELLETING TEMPERATURES, SORGHUM VARIETY AND FEED FORM INFLUENCE
GROWTH PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT UTILISATION AND NITROGEN DIGESTIBILITY IN
BROILER CHICKENS
P.H. Selle, T.J. Gill and A.J. Cowieson – University of Sydney, Australia
ARE WE TURNING CHICKENS INTO COWS: HOW MUCH GRASS DO FREE RANGE
BROILERS EAT?
M. Singh, T. Durali, T. Walker and A.J Cowieson – University of Sydney, Australia
COMPARISON OF FREE-RANGE AND CONVENTIONAL BROILER PERFORMANCE AND
DIGESTIBILITY
T. Durali, M. Singh, P. Groves and A.J Cowieson – University of Sydney, Australia
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