Fat deposition and growth performance in broiler chickens are diversely influenced by maize or wheat following dietary crude protein reductions plausibly involving insulin
Mengzhu Wang, Shemil P Macelline, Sonia Yun Liu, Peter H Selle · 2025
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Mengzhu Wang and co-authors feed broiler chickens cheaper, lower-protein diets and find the grain underneath changes everything. Cutting crude protein in feed would cut costs and emissions for the whole chicken industry. But deep cuts stall growth. Strangely, maize-based diets cope while wheat-based ones falter, with fatter birds as a side effect.
The study compares fat deposition and growth on the two grains after protein reduction, with insulin suspected as a middleman in the divergence. Maize birds keep gaining and converting feed better. Unraveling why one grain forgives low protein could unlock the cheaper, cleaner feed formulation producers are waiting for.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mengzhu Wang, Shemil P Macelline, Sonia Yun Liu, Peter H Selle |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 75 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |