BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION ON NEW METHODS T0 PREPARE DIETS FOR BROILERS

Mahmoud, Ebtesam A.; Abdel-Wahab, S. A.; Fouad, M. A.

doi:10.21608/jssae.2006.237079

BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION ON NEW METHODS T0 PREPARE DIETS FOR BROILERS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agricultural, Cairo University.

² Food Irradiation Department, National Center For Radiation Research and Technology, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.

³ Animal Production Department (Poultry Feeding}, Faculty of Agricultural, Cairo Univeristy.

10.21608/jssae.2006.237079

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the possibility of feeding broiler chicks on
diets containing irradiated (0, 100 and 150 kGy) grape residue (GR) supplemented
with or without enzyme mixture (kemzyme) and studying their response on growth
performance, some blood parameters and carcass characteristics. Two hundred and
ten one-day old Arbor acres chicks were distributed into 7 dietary treatments in 3
replicates of 10 birds each, after reared on starter diet for 2 weeks. Experimental diets
were formulated using 15% of (GR) either irradiated or unirradiated with or without
kemzyme in addition to the control. Chicks were led the experimental diets from 2-7
week of age, body weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion were
determined. Blood parameters, electrophoretic profile muscle proteins and carcass
characteristics were determined at the end of feeding period. The results showed that
chicks fed on control diet had the highest body weight, weight gain and feed intake
followed by chicks fed on diet containing irradiated (GR) at 100 kGy with kemzyme.
The other applied level of dietary raw or irradiated (GR) had no signiﬁcant effects on
carcass traits and blood constituents.

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