Response of broiler chickens to rising levels of processed soya product

Title
Response of broiler chickens to rising levels of processed soya product
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Mohammed, Sleman
Swick, Robert A
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3376-1677
Email: rswick@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:rswick
Iji, Paul
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
World's Poultry Science Association (German Branch of WPSA)
Place of publication
Potsdam, Germany
UNE publication id
une:14722
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to assess a processed plant protein (PPP) product from soybean as a supplement for starter broiler chicks and their subsequent performance. The study was a 4 x 2 factorial design (4 levels of PPP inclusion - 0, 25, 50 or 100 g/kg diet in maize- or wheat-based diets). Four hundred and eighty Ross 308 d-old male chicks were randomly allocated to the diets from hatch to 10d, after which the chicks were switched to commercial-type grower (11-24d) and finisher (25-35d) diets. Feed intake up to 10 or 5 days on wheat-based diet was not affected by starter level of PPP, however, on the maize-based diet feed intake was significantly (P < 0.01) decreased in birds receiving highest level of PPP. On the wheat-based diet, body weight at 10d (P < 0.01) and 35d (P < 0.05) were increased by rising levels of PPP while on the maize-based diets the improvement was not significant. On the wheat-based diet, PPP improved (r) < 0.01) FCR for the two periods assessed but on the maize-based diet, FCR tended to improve at 35d (P < 0.08). The results demonstrate that the supplement could be included at between 2.5 and 100 g/kg of starter diets, depending on the basal diet.
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Citation
Proceedings of the 19th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, p. 148-148
Start page
148
End page
148

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