IMPROVING UTILIZATION OF BARLEY GRAINS AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY IN DUCKS DIETS UNDER SOUTH SINAI CONDITIONS | ||
| Egyptian Poultry Science Journal | ||
| Article 9, Volume 40, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 133-151 PDF (747.45 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/epsj.2020.78756 | ||
| Author | ||
| Mona mohamed hassan | ||
| South sinai research station(desert research center)-ras suder-south sinai governorate. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Four hundred and fifty Muscovy ducklings (7 days) were distributed into fifteen groups; 4 basal diets contained 0, 10, 20 or 40% of barely grains; or supplemented with 1g commercial enzyme /kg diet; or 4 pelted barely diets; finally, three sprouted percent of barley grains 10, 20 and 40% were used in three experimental diets comparing with the basal control diet. Results showed that increasing barley grains levels in duckling diets reflect significant increase in the non -starch polysaccharides (NSP) and duodenum viscosity ;gradual decrease in digestibility coefficient and nutritive values; ducklings fed diet contained 40% barley grain had lower significant gain compared with control; gradual decrease in feed intake with increase in feed conversion; decrease in carcass % . Adding enzyme or pelleting the experimental diets improved digestibility coefficients and nutritive values. Sprouting technique had recorded the highest desirable results which reflect that group fed 40% barley grains had the best feed conversion compared with other treatments and lowest weights was recorded by group fed basal diet; the highest relative economic efficiency were for groups fed sprouted barley 20% or 40% being 105%. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Barley – enzyme; pelting –sprouting – Ducks | ||
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