EVALUATION OF USING SOME UNTRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES IN BROILER CHICKEN DIETS ON PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY: 1- CAKE BY-PRODUCT. | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds | ||||
Article 16, Volume 24, Issue 2, November 2021, Page 129-135 PDF (238.05 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejnf.2021.210938 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
A. M.M. Abido1; F. M. Abdel Azzem2; S. A. Abd El-Fattah2; T. M. El-Afifi1; A. I. El-Faham2 | ||||
1Regional Center for Food and Feed, Agriculture Research Center Giza, Egypt | ||||
2Poultry Production Dept., Fac. Of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
A total number of 210 unsexed 7 days old Hubbard broiler chicks were used in this study to assessment of using cake by-products (CBP) as an alternative energy source in broiler diets on growth performance, carcass characteristics and economic efficiency. Chicks were divided randomly into seven equal treatments (30 birds each) contained 0%, 15%, 30%, 45%, 60%, 75% and 100% replacing yellow corn with CBP. Results of this experiment showed that, chicks’ performance including live body weight (LBW), daily weight gain (DWG), daily feed consumption (DFC) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) didn’t significantly differ between treatments at different periods and overall period. Carcass traits were not significantly affected among treatments. Economic study indicated that 100% CBP treatment is the most profitable diet among experimental diets. In conclusion, cake by-products (CBP) can be used with broiler chicks’ diets without any negative effect on bird performance, carcass traits and improved the relative economic efficiency. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Chicks; cake by-products; performance; carcass and economic efficiency | ||||
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