Corn meal in broiler chicken nutrition
In this paper the effect of application of corn meal in broiler chicken nutrition is presented. In meals the corn grain (C) is replaced by corn meal in the amount 100 % (T1) and 50 % (T2). Experiment lasted 42 days in system 3 x 4 (3 treatments x 4 repetitions). In every treatment 300 chicken were included. Feeding of chicken was ad libitum, with three meals: starter with 23,30 % CP and 12,78 MJ/kg ME; grower with 20,30 % CP and 13,10 MJ/kg ME, and finisher 17,70 % CP and 13,25 MJ/kg ME. Results of investigation are: body weight of chicken C-2106g, T1- 2103g, and T2-2130g; daily growth C-50,13g, T1-50,08g, and T2-50,72g; mortality of chicken C-3,64 %, T1-2,50 %, and T2-5,00 %; feed conversion ratio C-1,91 kg/kg, T1-1,97 kg/kg, and T2-1,93 kg/kg. Differences in production parameters were not statistically significant. Processing percentage was uniform among groups and differences in contents of abdominal fat were minimal. Differences in these parameters were not statistically significant. On the basis of these results it can be concluded that the nutritive value of corn meal in broiler chicken nutrition is on level of corn grain and that this nutrient can be used in the nutrition of broiler chicken as well as the corn grain.