
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wootton, M 
A1  - Acone, L 
A1  - Wills, RBH 
T1  - Pentosan levels in Australian and North American feed wheats
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1995
VL  - 46
IS  - 2
SP  - 389
EP  - 392
KW  - wheat;pentosan level;apparent metabolizable energy;poultry rations
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9950389 
N2  - Pentosan levels in 19 Australian and 12 North American wheats, predominantly of feed grade, were determined. Values were not significantly different between wheats from the two regions and ranged from 5.4 to 7.2% in the Australian and from 5.5 to 6.5% in the North American samples. Apparent metabolizable energy (AME) values for the Australian wheats, when used in poultry rations, showed a positive correlation with pentosan levels, which is counter to current thinking that suggests a negative relationship. These results imply that any difference between feed wheats from the two regions with respect to AME in poultry rations cannot be attributed to pentosan content. 
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