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. 2020 Mar 16;4(2):1263–1277. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaa029

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