Grains Research and Development Corporation: Recent submissions
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Extrustion and expansion of cereal grains promotes variable energy yields in pigs, broiler chickens and laying hens
Published 2005-01-01Maximising digestible energy (DE) yield from cereals is fundamental to optimising efficiency in pig and poultry production systems. Given the potential interaction between grain structure and composition and DE (or AME) ...Open AccessConference paper -
In vitro fermentation of grain and enzymatic digestion of cereal starch
Published 1999-01-01Fermentation of grain in the rumen and the digestion of starch in the small intestine are influenced by both animal and grain characteristics. Two assays were established to determine the importance of grain characteristics ...Open AccessConference paper -
Evaluation of various NIR instruments for estimating grain quality for livestock
Published 2005-01-01A large national research project in Australia over the past seven years has focused on improving the quality of grains for feeding to livestock. A major expectation of the grain and livestock industries from this project ...Open AccessConference paper -
Relationships between the ileal and faecal digestible energy content of pig diets containing Australian barley cultivars
Published 2000-01-01Significant variation has been shown to exist between the digestible energy of barley cultivars fed to growing pigs, but due to extensive fermentation in the hind gut, digestible energy measurements may be underestimating ...Open AccessConference paper -
Sex and the single chicken
Published 2003-01-01This paper discusses results from some recent studies that point to the existence of fundamental differences between males and females in metabolism of energy. It is apparent that gender can influence the digestive capacity ...Open AccessConference paper