Table 3.
Analyzed nutrient content of test diets (% as fed unless otherwise indicated) fed to broiler chickens
| Camelina cake inclusion level | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Grower | Finisher | ||||||||||
| Nutrient | 0% | 8% | 16% | 24% | 0% | 8% | 16% | 24% | 0% | 8% | 16% | 24% |
| Moisture | 10.99 | 10.20 | 10.32 | 10.26 | 11.49 | 12.18 | 12.45 | 12.65 | 16.91 | 16.62 | 16.56 | 11.91 |
| Gross energy, kcal/kg | 4,420 | 4,555 | 4,643 | 4,781 | 4,375 | 4,508 | 4,637 | 4,771 | 4,333 | 4,470 | 4,624 | 4,803 |
| Crude protein | 15.64 | 18.79 | 21.75 | 24.25 | 17.47 | 20.95 | 23.32 | 26.98 | 17.11 | 19.82 | 22.78 | 24.72 |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 8.66 | 10.44 | 11.73 | 14.02 | 10.34 | 12.58 | 12.99 | 14.31 | 10.83 | 11.00 | 13.57 | 13.89 |
| Acid detergent fiber | 2.44 | 3.60 | 4.90 | 5.95 | 3.02 | 4.20 | 5.26 | 6.73 | 2.63 | 3.72 | 4.62 | 5.57 |
| Crude fiber | 1.73 | 2.24 | 2.75 | 3.48 | 2.13 | 3.17 | 3.63 | 4.57 | 1.88 | 2.25 | 2.87 | 3.43 |
| Ether extract | 4.47 | 5.56 | 6.76 | 8.73 | 3.11 | 3.89 | 4.87 | 6.53 | 0.37 | 1.21 | 4.25 | 9.21 |
| Calcium | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.54 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
| Phosphorus | 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.88 |
| Indispensable amino acids | ||||||||||||
| Arginine | 0.87 | 1.09 | 1.40 | 1.64 | 0.87 | 1.30 | 1.53 | 1.74 | 0.90 | 1.18 | 1.49 | 1.60 |
| Histidine | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.34 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.57 |
| Isoleucine | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.58 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 1.03 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 0.95 |
| Leucine | 1.13 | 1.30 | 1.61 | 1.78 | 1.05 | 1.56 | 1.70 | 1.90 | 1.18 | 1.44 | 1.65 | 1.77 |
| Lysine | 0.81 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 0.90 | 1.17 | 1.34 | 1.47 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 1.16 | 1.27 |
| Methionine + cysteine | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 0.43 | 0.61 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.83 |
| Methionine | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.42 |
| Phenylalanine | 0.71 | 0.81 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 0.77 | 0.90 | 1.03 | 1.12 |
| Threonine | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 0.53 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.98 | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.87 | 0.99 |
| Tryptophan | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.26 |
| Valine | 0.78 | 0.89 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 0.70 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.28 | 0.85 | 0.94 | 1.09 | 1.21 |