
%0 Journal Article
%A Annison, G 
%T Polysaccharide composition of Australian wheats and the digestibility of their starches in broiler chicken diets
%J Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
%D 1990/04/01
%V 30
%N 2
%P 183-186
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9900183
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9900183 
%X The polysaccharide compositions of 20 wheat varieties from New South Wales and Western Australia were determined. Mean pentosan and â-glucan contents ranged from 5.7 1 to 8.18% and from 0.61 to 0.87% respectively, on a dry matter basis. Starch contents ranged from 61.5 to 68.9% and the wheat starches were between 21.1 and 31.8% amylose. The starch digestibility of the wheats was found to be independent of the levels or composition of the polysaccharides when assayed using 5-week-old broiler chickens. 
