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Table 2: Ratios of digestible lysine to energy for broilers. companies. For example
Item Starter Grower Finisher 1 Finisher 2 achievement of 2.5 kg liveweight
with feed conversion of 1.72 at 42
Dietary ME, kcal/kg 3000 3100 3200 3200 days of age for as-hatched flocks
Grams digestible lysine/ 3.83 3.29 2.75 2.475 (see table 1). This potential
1000 kcal ME increases by around 50 grams
Dietary digestible lysine, % 1.15 1.02 0.88 0.792 growth each year.
Starter, 1-18 days; grower, 19-35 days; finisher 1, 36-45 days; finisher 2, 45-56 days To achieve this potential
performance, broiler chickens must
Table 3: Ideal protein ratios for broilers1. be fed close to their nutritional
requirements. These requirements
Amino acid Starter Grower Finisher are discussed in part 1 of this series.
Lysine 100 100 100 In many situations a decision is
Methionine 37 38 40 made not to feed to nutritional
M+C 72 75 78 requirements, and rather, to feed
Tryptophan 16 17 18 lower density diets. In part 2 of this
Threonine 62 64 68 series, the best way to feed broilers
Arginine2 105 108 110 in these situations is discussed.
Isoleucine 65 67 69 Part 3 will provide information on
Valine 77 79 81 ingredients, ingredient composition,
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and how to use ingredients to meet
Based largely on the work of Dr David Baker, University of Illinois, USA the birds’ nutrient requirements.
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Suggestion of a higher ratio during heat stress, of around 115
And finally parts 4 and 5 will