Protein requirements of male and female Australian White turkeys to eight weeks of age

Abstract

Commercial Australian White Turkey poults were kept in small pens with sexes separated. Growth of male and female poults, fed three different dietary protein contents, was compared from three to eight weeks. Male turkey poults required at least 28 per cent protein in their diets for maximum growth to eight weeks, whereas the growth of females was less responsive to increases in protein content above 27 per cent. Feed conversion ratio was not significantly affected by dietary protein.