Evaluation of National Research Council amino acid recommendations for large white turkeys
1997
Waldroup, P.W. | Adams, M.H. | Waldroup, A.L.
Two trials of identical experimental design were conducted to evaluate the NRC (1994) amino acid requirements for growing turkeys. Diets were formulated for 4-wk age intervals using intact ingredients and amino acid supplements to provide 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, and 120% of the suggested requirements. Formulation was done in a manner to minimize excess levels of as many essential amino acids as possible. Day-old male poults of a commercial Large White strain were grown to 20 wk on the test diets with body weight and feed conversion determined at intervals throughout the test; representative samples of birds were processed to determine carcass composition and parts yield. Results suggested that diets formulated to provide 105% of the suggested NRC requirements were needed to provide maximum body weight gain, feed conversion, and breast meat yield. Ambient temperatures in the present study frequently exceeded 27 C and may have contributed to the need for somewhat greater amino acid needs than the present NRC (1994) suggestions.
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