Inclusions of a reducing agent (sodium metabisulphite) in broiler diets based on five different sorghums were evaluated.
3.50 g/kg sodium metabisulphite increased AME by 0.34 MJ (12.31 versus 11.97 MJ/kg) in two similar feeding studies.
3.50 g/kg sodium metabisulphite also significantly increased N-corrected AME by 0.42 MJ (11.85 versus 11.43 MJ/kg).
Grain sorghum holding and breakdown viscosities were positively correlated with AME and AMEn to significant extents.