Summary
The underlying premise of this proposal is that the roles of BCAA in chickenmeat production merit further research. There is the implication that broiler chickens may benefit from higher dietary leucine inclusions but this may also necessitate higher inclusions of isoleucine and valine to counter antagonistic interactions between BCAA. However, these issues can only assume more importance given the quest to develop reducedCP diets where birds are likely to be far more vulnerable to subtle changes in dietary amino acid profiles.
Program
Chicken Meat
Research Organisation
The University of Sydney
Objective Summary
The fundamental objective is to generate a better comprehension of the role of BCAA in reducedCP diets, to elucidate the established antagonisms across BCAA and their interaction with starch and protein digestive dynamics. More specifically, the intention is to identify the optimal BCAA inclusion levels in reducedCP diets using the BoxBehnken design, which is very well suited to meet this purpose. Given that this goal is achieved, the final objective is to validate the identified BCAA inclusion levels in a 42day feeding study in straight–run broiler chickens housed on litter in floor pens.
Project Code
PRJ-011541
Project Stage
Current
Project Start Date
Friday, July 12, 2019
Project Completion Date
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Journal Articles From Project
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National Priority
An environmentally sustainable Australia
National Priority
Adoption of R&D
National Priority
CME-Improve chicken meat production through the whole supply chain