Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilers

Summary: Broiler nutritionists often increase amino acid density in market conditions where soybean meal price is below average, and breast meat prices are above average. Resultant diets typically have higher lysine levels, coupled with higher levels of other essential and nonessential amino acids a...

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Main Authors: M.T. Kidd, S.C. Wells, V.G. Slick, S.K. Orlowski-Workman, K.B. Nelson, K.M. Shafer, A. Jasek
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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author M.T. Kidd
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V.G. Slick
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K.B. Nelson
K.M. Shafer
A. Jasek
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description Summary: Broiler nutritionists often increase amino acid density in market conditions where soybean meal price is below average, and breast meat prices are above average. Resultant diets typically have higher lysine levels, coupled with higher levels of other essential and nonessential amino acids and soybean meal. This work assessed dietary amino acid balance across organic Zn source because Zn metabolism spans all known-six enzyme classes and plays a role in protein synthesis. Ross male 708-by-product broilers were fed three Lys-driven amino acid density levels across four added Zn levels in the form of Zn Lys Zn Glu from 1 to 14, 14-28, and 28-42 d of age (12 treatments replicated 6 times). Average dietary digestible Lys ranged from below to above primary breeder guidelines and averaged Zn ranged from 0 to 60 added ppm. Intermediate and total period data consisted of live production, processing transportation weight loss, processing uniformity, processed yields, and subsequent meat quality, of which interactions were minimal, indicating the independency of dietary variables tested herein. Increasing amino acid density improved live performance and breast meat yields, but at the expense of deteriorated meat quality. Higher Zn was needed to improve early livability (1-14 d) and flock uniformity at 42 d. Regarding Lys, feeding broilers 1.30, 1.20, 1.10 % digestible of diet resulted in improved live performance whereas 1.4, 1.3, and 1.2 % digestible resulted in the highest breast yield improvements.
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spelling doaj-art-c11cfc4cc20741fb82a90c9d19ada4b62025-08-20T03:13:25ZengElsevierJournal of Applied Poultry Research1056-61712025-06-0134210053810.1016/j.japr.2025.100538Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilersM.T. Kidd0S.C. Wells1V.G. Slick2S.K. Orlowski-Workman3K.B. Nelson4K.M. Shafer5A. Jasek6Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA; Corresponding author: Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, 1260 West Maple, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USACenter of Excellence for Poultry Science, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USACenter of Excellence for Poultry Science, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USACenter of Excellence for Poultry Science, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USACenter of Excellence for Poultry Science, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USAZinpro Corporation, 10400 Viking Drive, Suite 240, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, USASummary: Broiler nutritionists often increase amino acid density in market conditions where soybean meal price is below average, and breast meat prices are above average. Resultant diets typically have higher lysine levels, coupled with higher levels of other essential and nonessential amino acids and soybean meal. This work assessed dietary amino acid balance across organic Zn source because Zn metabolism spans all known-six enzyme classes and plays a role in protein synthesis. Ross male 708-by-product broilers were fed three Lys-driven amino acid density levels across four added Zn levels in the form of Zn Lys Zn Glu from 1 to 14, 14-28, and 28-42 d of age (12 treatments replicated 6 times). Average dietary digestible Lys ranged from below to above primary breeder guidelines and averaged Zn ranged from 0 to 60 added ppm. Intermediate and total period data consisted of live production, processing transportation weight loss, processing uniformity, processed yields, and subsequent meat quality, of which interactions were minimal, indicating the independency of dietary variables tested herein. Increasing amino acid density improved live performance and breast meat yields, but at the expense of deteriorated meat quality. Higher Zn was needed to improve early livability (1-14 d) and flock uniformity at 42 d. Regarding Lys, feeding broilers 1.30, 1.20, 1.10 % digestible of diet resulted in improved live performance whereas 1.4, 1.3, and 1.2 % digestible resulted in the highest breast yield improvements.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617125000236Amino acid densityZincBreast yieldUniformityBreast myopathy
spellingShingle M.T. Kidd
S.C. Wells
V.G. Slick
S.K. Orlowski-Workman
K.B. Nelson
K.M. Shafer
A. Jasek
Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilers
Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Amino acid density
Zinc
Breast yield
Uniformity
Breast myopathy
title Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilers
title_full Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilers
title_fullStr Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilers
title_full_unstemmed Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilers
title_short Dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in Ross male broilers
title_sort dietary lysine centered amino acid density tested across zinc levels in ross male broilers
topic Amino acid density
Zinc
Breast yield
Uniformity
Breast myopathy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617125000236
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