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Corn Hybrid Kernel Trait Variation Affects Broiler Chicken Growth Performance

Published: November 17, 2008
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When nutritionists formulate diets, reference values are typically used to determine the nutritive content of the ingredients and the resultant diet. However, different corn hybrids have different chemical and physical traits which change the nutritive value of the corn relative to reference values. Using different corn hybrids as dietary ingredients can affect the nutritive value of the diet, whi...
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Cornel De Villiers
31 de mayo de 2011

I need some assistance if possible in identifying the correct maize cultivar in South Africa for the feeding of the Broiler industry. Did you do any more work ?
What would the posibilty of getting the correct cultivar to be produced for our broiler industry with your assistance please.
Thank you
Cornel de Villiers

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