PMID- 30805640 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190823 LR - 20200220 IS - 1525-3171 (Electronic) IS - 0032-5791 (Linking) VI - 98 IP - 8 DP - 2019 Aug 1 TI - In vivo digestion characteristics of protein sources fed to broilers. PG - 3313-3325 LID - 10.3382/ps/pez067 [doi] AB - The rate and extent of protein digestion are relevant to broiler performance and health, but information is lacking on the rate of digestion and the characteristics of the undigested fraction for common protein feed ingredients. Therefore, this study evaluated the digestion kinetics and the distal ileum (DI) digesta protein characteristics of protein meals fed to broiler chickens. Using a completely randomized design, 360 male broilers at 14 D of age were assigned to 60 battery cages and fed semi-purified diets composed of wheat starch (N-free) or wheat starch with either corn distillers dried grains with solubles (CDDGS), corn gluten meal, meat and bone meal, soybean meal, fish meal (FM), porcine meal (PCM), canola meal, blood meal (BM), or feather meal. At day 21, the protein digestion kinetics and total and soluble protein of the DI content were determined. Differences were considered significant when P