Evaluation of free water and water activity measurements as functional alternatives to total moisture content in broiler excreta and litter samples

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1782-1792

  Van Der Hoeven Hangoor, E ^a   Rademaker, C J ^b   Paton, N D ^c   Verstegen, M W A ^b   Hendriks, W H ^d  

^a Quality and Regulatory   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CARGILL INC   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler; Excreta moisture; Feed composition; Litter moisture; Water activity

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; MAGNESIUM SILICATE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BROILER; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRINKING; EXCRETA MOISTURE; FECES; FEED COMPOSITION; LITTER MOISTURE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; OAT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; VISCOSITY; WATER ACTIVITY; WHEAT;

BROILER; EXCRETA MOISTURE; FEED COMPOSITION; LITTER MOISTURE; WATER ACTIVITY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; AVENA SATIVA; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRINKING; FECES; LAXATIVES; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSACCHARIDES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRITICUM; VISCOSITY; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84904305981     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03776     Document Type: Article

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