scholarly journals Influence of dietary wood charcoal on growth performance, nutrient efficiency and excreta quality of male broiler chickens

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 286-292
Author(s):  
Amprako Louis ◽  
Alhassan Mohammed ◽  
Buerkert Andreas ◽  
Roessler Regina
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Nur Shahirah SHAHİDAN ◽  
Teck LOH ◽  
Mohamed ALSHELMANİ ◽  
Chong HAU ◽  
Fu LEE ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 101393
Author(s):  
J. Lackner ◽  
A. Albrecht ◽  
M. Mittler ◽  
A. Marx ◽  
J. Kreyenschmidt ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Papadomichelakis ◽  
A.C. Pappas ◽  
E. Tsiplakou ◽  
G.K. Symeon ◽  
K. Sotirakoglou ◽  
...  

2002 ◽  
Vol 2002 ◽  
pp. 211-211
Author(s):  
H. Kermanshahi ◽  
M.D. Shakouri

Although wheat is an important ingredient in poultry diets, a large variability of the nutritive quality of wheat especially in its AME value is reported. A negative correlation between the lower AME in wheat or other cereal grains like barley, rye and triticle and their amount of soluble non-starch polysacharides (NSP) has been found in birds (Annison, 1990). A positive correlation between the amount of NSP in grains and the viscosity of the gut is also reported (Van der klis et al., 1995). High viscosity of the gut reduces the performance of the birds. Detrimental effect of NSP can be decreased by adding NSP degrading enzymes in the diet (Annison, 1992). Therefore the objective of this experiment was to study the viscosity of different wheat cultivars and triticle and the effect of NSP degrading enzyme supplements in young broiler chickens.


Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doaa Ibrahim ◽  
Asmaa T.Y. Kishawy ◽  
Safaa I. Khater ◽  
Ahmed Hamed Arisha ◽  
Haiam A. Mohammed ◽  
...  

This study compares between different selenium forms (sodium selenite; SeS, selenomethionine; Met-Se or nano-Se) and levels on growth performance, Se retention, antioxidative potential of fresh and frozen meat, and genes related to oxidative stress in Ross broilers. Birds (n = 450) were randomly divided into nine experimental groups with five replicates in each and were fed diets supplemented with 0.3, 0.45, and 0.6 mg Se/kg as (SeS, Met-Se), or nano-Se. For overall growth performance, dietary inclusion of Met-Se or nano-Se significantly increased (p < 0.05) body weight gain and improved the feed conversion ratio of Ross broiler chicks at the level of 0.45 and 0.6 mg/kg when compared with the group fed the same level of SeS. Se sources and levels significantly affected (p < 0.05) its concentrations in breast muscle, liver, and serum. Moreover, Se retention in muscle was higher (p < 0.05) after feeding of broiler chicks on a diet supplemented with Met-Se or nano-Se compared to the SeS group, especially at 0.6 mg/kg. Additionally, higher dietary levels from Met-Se or nano-Se significantly reduced oxidative changes in breast and thigh meat in the fresh state and after a four-week storage period and increased muscular pH after 24 h of slaughter. Also, broiler’s meat in the Met-Se and nano-Se groups showed cooking loss and lower drip compared to the SeS group (p < 0.05). In the liver, the mRNA expression levels of glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase were elevated by increasing dietary Se levels from Met-Se and nano-Se groups up to 0.6 mg/kg when compared with SeS. Therefore, dietary supplementation with 0.6 mg/kg Met-Se and nano-Se improved growth performance and were more efficiently retained than with SeS. Both sources of selenium (Met-Se and nano-Se) downregulated the oxidation processes of meat during the first four weeks of frozen storage, especially in thigh meat, compared with an inorganic source. Finally, dietary supplementation of Met-Se and nano-Se produced acceptable Se levels in chicken meat offered for consumers.


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