Use of alternative protein sources on a true available amino acid basis for growing Turkeys

P. E. Waibel, C. W. Carlson, J. A. Brannon, S. L. Noll

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Abstract

Heavy-strain male turkeys were fed corn-soybean meal (CS), or CS diets containing canola (Can), meat and bone (M), poultry by-product (P), or feather (F) meals and combinations thereof with varying protein levels from 0 to 18 wk of age. Diets were formulated utilizing available amino acids. TSAA were 100% of NRC (1984) requirements in all diets. In Experiment 1, diets containing 100, 85, and 75% of NRC Lys from protein (plus Lys to 85% of NRC) resulted in Hybrid turkeys averaging 13.66, 13.07, and 12.71 kg, while CS, Can, M, P, and Can + M-containing diets of variable energy resulted in weights of 13.05, 12.82, 13.36, 13.30, and 13.19 kg, respectively, at 18 wk. In Experiment 2, diets containing 100, 85, 75, and 65% NRC Lys from protein (plus Lys to 92.5% of NRC) resulted in Nicholas 88 turkeys averaging 13.34, 12.83, 12.39, and 10.98 kg, while CS, and Can, MPF and Can + MPF-containing diets (isocaloric) resulted in weights of 12.27, 12.92, 11.93, and 12.43 kg, respectively, at 18 wk. Breast meat was reduced in diets of lower protein.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-18
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Applied Poultry Research
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Canola
  • Corn-soybean
  • Meat-bone
  • Poultry by-product
  • TAAA

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