Feeding Value of Triticale For Turkeys and Hens
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1969
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Two experiments were conducted to help determine the nutrition value of triticale as a feed for young, domesticated turkeys and hens. The new grain, termed Triticale, is a synthesized species which combines the genomes of Triticum (wheat) and Secale (rye). Enough of this grain was available by 1960 to begin evaluating its potential as a livestock feed. Two experiments are reviewed. Triticale was found to be comparable to durum wheat for support of gain in body weight by young turkeys.