
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Annison, G 
T1  - Polysaccharide composition of Australian wheats and the digestibility of their starches in broiler chicken diets
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1990
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
SP  - 183
EP  - 186
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9900183 
N2  - 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. 
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