The sodium requirements of growing chickens

1964 ◽  
Vol 4 (13) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
MW McDonald ◽  
JF Dillon
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Adrenal Gland ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Main Criterion ◽  
Heavy Mortality

A diet, based on wheatmeal and soybean meal, was fed to chickens and was shown to be deficient in sodium but not in chloride, using reduced growth rate from 14 to 20 days of age as the main criterion of deficiency. The same diet fed to chickens from hatching to five weeks of age produced almost complete cessation of growth during the last week, caused heavy mortality, greatly impaired feed conversion, and increased adrenal gland size in relation to body weight. Using this diet and additions of sodium, the minimum sodium requirement was estimated to be 0.18 per cent of the diet for maximum growth and minimum feed conversion ratio, and slightly lower than this for maximum viability and minimum adrenal gland activity.

scholarly journals Performance ofClarias gariepinusFed Dried Brewer’s Yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)Slurry in Replacement for Soybean Meal

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shola Gabriel Solomon ◽  
Gabriel Arome Ataguba ◽  
Gabriel Enemona Itodo
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Specific Growth Rate ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Specific Growth ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Brewer’S Yeast ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Brewer's Yeast

Following disparity of earlier results, this study tested the performance of African catfishClarias gariepinusfed dried brewer’s yeast slurry meal (DBYM) based diets. Fingerlings ofC. gariepinuswith pooled mean initial weight of1.58±0.01 g were stocked in hapas (1 m × 1 m × 1 m) immersed in an earthen pond at a density of 15 fish per cage. Five diets with increasing substitution of soybean meal with 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of dried brewer’s yeast and a control without dried brewer’s yeast (0% substitution) were evaluated for 8 weeks. Palatability of diets reduced with increasing levels of DBYM. Growth and utilization parameters such as weight gain, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio, and specific growth rate differed significantly (p<0.05) among treated groups. Specific growth rate decreased with increasing substitution while the best feed conversion ratio was obtained in the diet devoid of DBYM. Protein efficiency and utilization decreased with increasing levels of DBYM. Body composition was also affected by inclusion of DBYM with significant differences (p<0.05) being observed across the diets. The trend in body composition follows the utilization of the diets. We conclude that the optimal range of inclusion and substitution of soybean meal with DBYM inC. gariepinusfeed is between 1% and 14% of dry matter.

scholarly journals The off feeding intervals effect on some performance traits of broilers

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
S. Kh. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Restriction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Dressing Percentage

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feed restricted (off-feeding intervals) on feed intake, water intake, body weight gain, growth rate, feed conversion ratio, mortality, and dressing percentage of broilers. Two hundred fourty, one day old unsexed, (Ross 308) broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four treatment groups. Each group included three replicates each one had 20 birds. Those assigned as; Control group (T1): birds were fed ad libtium, T2 group feed removed from 8 Am. to 4 Pm., T3 group feed removed from 4 Pm. to 8 Am., T4 group feed removed 8 Am. to 8Am. (skip-a day) all birds were allowed to access feed for above intervals for 8-21 days of age, and re-full fed for the remaining of experiment period 42 days. The results indicated that feed restriction system did significantly (P<0.05) affect live body weight, body weight gain, and feed conversion ratio on starter diet period. Feed restriction significantly P<0.05 reduced feed consumption accompanied with water consumption positively correlated, decreases mortality in restriction period and at marketing, and increase dressing percentage, improved characteristics of carcasses at marketing age, the compensatory growth may be appeared after re-full free feeding for restricted groups to reach a close the market weight as control group., that was indicated by an increase in growth rate post feed restriction period especially at week (6th) as compared with the control group

The effects of multi-enzyme addition on performance of broiler chicks

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 229-229
Author(s):  
H Hajati ◽  
M Rezaei ◽  
H Sayyahzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Broiler Chicks ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Enzyme Supplementation ◽  
Poultry Nutrition

Today the use of enzymes is common in practical poultry nutrition. Enzyme supplementation usually result in numerous beneficial effects, such as increased utilization of nutrients (e.g. fat & protein), improved AME values, increased growth rate, improved feed conversion ratio, decreased viscosity of intestinal digesta, reduced incidence of sticky excreta and improved litter conditions (Broz and Ward., 2007). The use of multi enzymes to improve the digestibility of corn-soybean meal-wheat diets for broilers is less well documented than wheat and barely diets. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of a multi-enzyme supplementation on the performance of broiler chicks fed on corn-soybean meal-wheat diets.

scholarly journals The use of extruded chickpeas in diets of broiler turkeys

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 416-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Christodoulou ◽  
Bampidis VA ◽  
B. Hučko ◽  
Z. Mudřik
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
The Body ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Alternative Protein ◽  
Dietary Treatments ◽  
Feeding Diets

In an experiment with 200 one-day-old broiler turkeys, the effect of partial and total replacement of soybean meal with chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) on productivity and meat composition was determined. In the 12-week experiment, turkeys were allocated to five dietary treatments: ECKP0, ECKP200, ECKP400, ECKP600 and ECKP800 of 40 birds each, and received a diet ad libitum. The diet for ECKP0 treatment contained no chickpeas (control), while those for treatments ECKP200, ECKP400 ECKP600 and ECKP800 included 200, 400, 600 and 800 kg/t of wet extruded (at 120&deg;C for 20 s) chickpeas, respectively. Replacement of soybean meal with extruded chickpeas, at inclusion levels up to 200 kg/t of diet, resulted in similar productive performance. At the end of the experiment, the body weight (BW) and the feed conversion ratio for ECKP0 treatment were 7 782 g and 2.46 g of daily feed consumption per g of BW gain, respectively. However, the replacement of soybean meal with extruded chickpeas at higher inclusion levels (400, 600 and 800 kg/t of diet) decreased body weight by 7.7% (P &lt; 0.05) and increased feed conversion ratio by 14.9% (P &lt; 0.05) compared to the control. Moreover, carcass yield traits were not affected (P &gt; 0.05) by feeding diets with increasing levels of extruded chickpeas. Thus, extruded chickpeas can be used as an alternative protein source to replace soybean meal in broiler turkey diets, at inclusion levels up to 200 kg/t. &nbsp;

scholarly journals PENGARUH PERBEDAAN FREKUENSI PEMBERIAN PAKAN TERHADAP PERTAMBAHAN BOBOT YUWANA KAKAP MERAH, Lutjanus argentimaculatus

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Melianawati ◽  
Ketut Suwirya
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Feeding Frequency ◽  
Daily Growth Rate ◽  
Daily Growth ◽  
Lutjanus Argentimaculatus

Frekuensi pemberian pakan merupakan faktor yang penting karena berpengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan dan berperanan penting dalam efektivitas penggunaan pakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui frekuensi pemberian pakan yang tepat pada pemeliharaan yuwana kakap merah. Hewan uji yang digunakan untuk penelitian adalah yuwana kakap merah, Lutjanus argentimaculatus umur 56 hari dengan bobot awal 0,18 ± 0,03 g sebanyak 180 ekor. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan 12 tangki polyethylene volume 60 L. Rancangan penelitian adalah acak lengkap dengan empat perlakuan dan tiga ulangan. Perlakuan yang diujikan dalam penelitian ini adalah perbedaan frekuensi pemberian pakan, yaitu (A) 2 kali sehari (08:00, 14:00); (B) 4 kali sehari (08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00); (C) 6 kali sehari (08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00); dan (D) 8 kali sehari (08:00, 09:30, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00, 18:30). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perbedaan frekuensi pemberian pakan berpengaruh nyata (P<0,05) terhadap pertumbuhan bobot dan laju pertumbuhan bobot harian yuwana kakap merah serta nisbah konversi pakan dan efisiensi pakan, namun tidak berbeda nyata terhadap sintasan (P>0,05). Frekuensi pemberian pakan delapan kali sehari dengan interval waktu setiap 1,5 jam menghasilkan pertumbuhan bobot dan laju pertumbuhan harian yuwana kakap merah yang paling besar serta nisbah konversi pakan yang terendah dan efisiensi pakan yang tertinggi.Feeding frequency was an important factor that gave the influence to growth and also for effectiveness using the feed. This research was aimed to get the information about effective feeding frequency on rearing of mangrove snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus juvenile. This research was using12 polyethylene tank of 60 L in volume and 180 juvenile of 56 days old with 0.18 ± 0.03 grams of body weight. Complete random design with four treatments and three replicates was used in this research. The treatment was different feeding frequency, i.e.: (A) 2 times perday (08:00, 14:00); (B) 4 times perday (08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00); 6 times perday (08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00); dan 8 times perday (08:00, 09:30, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00, 18:30). The result indicated that different feeding frequency was significant to body weight, body weight gain and daily growth rate of mangrove snapper juvenile, also to feed conversion ratio and feeding efficiency, but not significant to survival rate. Feeding frequency 8 times perday with interval 1.5 hours gave the biggest of body weight, body weight gain and daily growth rate, the lowest of feed conversion ratio and the highest of feeding efficiency.

scholarly journals Performance of growing pigs and finisher broilers housed together

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
H. O. Obikaonu ◽  
A. B. I. Udedibie
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Ad Libitum

Growth performance and cost of feeding young growing pigs and finisher broilers under integrated broiler pig production system were investigated. Four young growing pigs (the control) were housed in pen A and fed B of their body weight as commercial growers feed. Another 4 were housed in pen B with broilers in cages placed above them and given 2% of their body weight as commercial growers feed and allowed to make up with droppings from the broilers above. Another 4 were housed without broilers in pen C and given 2% of their body weight as commercial growers feed and droppings collected from broilers housed without pigs in pen D. Each pig within a treatment was tagged and regarded as a replicate. The broilers were put in the cages at week 5 and given broiler finisher feed ad libitum. They were removed at 9 weeks of age and replaced with another batch similarly raised, a process that was repeated 3 times in the 12-week trial. The growth rate of the pigs of the control group was statistically similar to that of the group housed with broilers (P>0.05) bur significantly (P<0.05) higher than that of the group housed without broilers. There were no significant differences (P>0.05) in the feed intake, growth rate and feed conversion ratio of the broilers housed with pigs and those housed without pigs. Cost analysis of the production systems showed that N104.00 was spent on feed to produce 1.0kg live weight of pigs in the control group and N65.00 for the other two groups.

scholarly journals Effects of Exercise and Bioprocessed Soybean Meal Diets during Rainbow Trout Rearing

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill M. Voorhees ◽  
Michael E. Barnes ◽  
Steven R. Chipps ◽  
Michael L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Rainbow Trout ◽  
Specific Growth Rate ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Specific Growth ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Intestinal Morphology ◽  
Hepatosomatic Index ◽  
Feed Conversion

Background: Alternative protein sources to fishmeal in fish feeds are needed. Objectives: Evaluate rearing performance of adult rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (initial weight 139.0 ±1.5 g, length 232.9 ± 0.8 mm, mean ± SE) fed one of the two isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets (46% protein, 16% lipid) and reared at one of the two levels of exercise (water velocities of either 3.6 cm/s or 33.2 cm/s). Methods: Protein in the control diet was based on fishmeal. In the experimental diet, bioprocessed soybean meal replaced approximately 60% of the fishmeal. Fish were fed by hand once-per-day to near satiation, and the food was increased daily. The experiment lasted 90-days. Results: There were no significant differences in gain, percent gain, or specific growth rate between the dietary treatments. However, the amount of food fed and feed conversion ratio was significantly lower in the 60% bioprocessed soybean meal diet. Intestinal morphology, relative fin length, splenosomatic index, hepatosomatic index, and viscerosomatic index were not significantly different in the trout fed either diet. Fish reared at 3.6 cm/s had a significantly lower feed conversion ratio (1.02 ± 0.02) than fish reared at 33.2 cm/s (1.13 ± 0.02). However, there were no significant differences in gain, percent gain, specific growth rate, or percentage mortality in fish reared with or without exercise. No significant interactions were observed between diet and exercise (higher water velocity). Conclusion: Based on these results, at least 60% of the fishmeal in adult rainbow trout diets can be replaced by bioprocessed soybean meal, even if higher water velocities are used to exercise the fish.

Effects in bacon pigs of differing levels of nutrition to 20 kg. body weight

1964 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henning E. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion Ratio ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Eye Muscle ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Second Period ◽  
Daily Gain

Sixteen blocks of eight littermate pigs were weaned at 3 weeks of age and each divided into four groups. Various levels of nutrition were applied to the pigs so that the four groups reached 20 kg. at 59, 68, 80 and 91 days of age, respectively.Only small differences were observed between groups in feed conversion ratio to 20 kg.; however, Group 4 required more feed per kg. gain than the three other groups.During the second period (20–90 kg.) the pigs in each group were divided into two sub-groups, which were on a high and a low plane of nutrition respectively. In both sub-groups the type of feeding before 20 kg. influenced the average daily gain and feed conversion ratio. The older the pigs were at 20 kg. the higher the daily gain and the lower the feed conversion ratio in the following period. There was an increase in daily feed intake with increased age at 20 kg. for pigs fed ad lib. during the second period.An increase in age at 20 kg. caused a significant decrease in thickness of backfat, a greater area of eye muscle and a smaller area of fat overlying muscle. For pigs fed ad lib. the area of eye muscle was significantly increased by a higher age at 20 kg. live-weight.

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