The Effect of Feeding Grit on Digestibility in the Domestic Fowl
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It has been definitely proved that birds can be successfully raised and maintained without access to any grit, however, several workers have observed that birds without grit consumed more feed per unit gain in weight.About:
This article is published in Poultry Science.The article was published on 1937-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 22 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Grit.read more
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Alimentary Canal: Secretion and Digestion, Special Digestive Functions, and Absorption
TL;DR: The process of digestion involves all of the mechanical and chemical changes that ingested food must undergo before it can be absorbed in the intestines.
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Indo-European and Asian origins for Chilean and Pacific chickens revealed by mtDNA
Jaime Gongora,Nicolas J. Rawlence,Victor A. Mobegi,Han Jianlin,José Antonio Alcalde,José Tomás Matus,Olivier Hanotte,Chris Moran,Jeremy J. Austin,Sean Ulm,Atholl Anderson,Greger Larson,Alan Cooper +12 more
TL;DR: Modeling of the potential marine carbon contribution to the Chilean archaeological specimen casts further doubt on claims for pre-Columbian chickens, and definitive proof will require further analyses of ancient DNA sequences and radiocarbon and stable isotope data from archaeological excavations within both Chile and Polynesia.
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Grit Use by Birds
TL;DR: Many studies have shown that, among avian species that use grit, most individuals have grit in their gizzards (Table I).
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Effect of Grinding on Digestibility of Argentine Flint Corn
TL;DR: A study on the digestibility of Argentine flint corn was conducted in this article, where the authors found that it is the hardest grain that can be used to any extent in animal feeding.
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