Determination of nitrogen balance in goats fed a meal produced from hydrolyzed spent hen hard tissues
Freeman, S. R., Poore, M. H., Huntington, G. B., Middleton, T. F., & Ferket, P. R. (2008, November 8). Journal of Animal Science, Vol. 87, pp. 1068–1076.
author keywords: by-product; meat goat; nitrogen balance; spent laying hen
MeSH headings : Animal Feed / analysis; Animal Feed / standards; Animal Husbandry / methods; Animals; Biological Products / analysis; Biological Products / metabolism; Biological Products / standards; Blood Urea Nitrogen; Chickens / physiology; Diet / veterinary; Dietary Fiber / analysis; Eating / physiology; Feathers / metabolism; Female; Food Handling / methods; Gastrointestinal Contents / chemistry; Goats / metabolism; Goats / physiology; Male; Minerals / analysis; Minerals / metabolism; Minerals / standards; Nitrogen / metabolism; Random Allocation; Rumen / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology; Moringa oleifera research and applications
TL;DR:
A palatable by-product meal for ruminants can be made from spent laying hen hard tissue, one that supports N metabolism similar to that of traditional protein sources, and promoted a more stable rumen environment.
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