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Growth and Apparent Absorption of Minerals in Broiler Chicks Fed Diets with Low or High Tannin Contents

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Sorghum grains with low (0.28 per cent catechin equivalent (%CE) or high (1.36 %CE)) tannin contents were used to study the effect of tannin on growth and on the apparent absorption of Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Fe and Co by chickens. High-tannin sorghum caused a highly significant (p≤0.01) reduction in the weight gain and feed intake of broiler chicks compared to low-tannin sorghum and increased the feed conversion ratio (p≤0.01). The amount of tannin did not affect mortality. The apparent absorption of Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Fe and Co was reduced (p≤0.01) by feeding sorghum grains with a high tannin content.

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  1. Commission for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, National Center for Research, University of Khartoum, PO Box 32, Khartoum North, Sudan

    I.A.G. Hassan

  2. Faculty of Animal Production, University of Khartoum, PO Box 32, Khartoum North, Sudan

    E.A. Elzubeir

  3. Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum North, Sudan

    A.H. El Tinay

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Hassan, I., Elzubeir, E. & El Tinay, A. Growth and Apparent Absorption of Minerals in Broiler Chicks Fed Diets with Low or High Tannin Contents. Tropical Animal Health and Production 35, 189–196 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022833820757

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