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Effect of feeding graded levels of hatchery waste meal on the
performance and carcass yield of broiler chickens
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*B. H. ELJack1, E. A. Adam1, I. M. Matter1
and I.I. Hamid2 |
1College
of Animal Production Science and Technology, Sudan University of Science
and Technology
2Animal
Production Research Center, P.O. Box 1355, Khartoum North
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Abstract |
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of feeding dietary graded levels
of hatchery waste meal (HWM) on the performance and some carcass
characteristics of broiler chickens. The field trail was carried out in
an open sided deep litter poultry house in poultry farm situated at
Atbra Town in North Sudan. The experiment for five weeks. One hundred
and sixty 7days-old commercial unsexed broiler chicks (Hubbard F15) were
utilized in the experiment. They were divided into four dietary
treatments with four replicates/each (10 birds / replicate) following
the complete randomize design. Four experimental diets contain 0.0,
(control), 3%, 6% and 9% HWM were formulated in order to meet the
nutrient requirement outlined by NRC (1994). By the end of the field
trail four birds per treatment were randomly selected, slaughtered and
eviscerated for carcass characteristics. The results showed no
significant differences in feed intake (g/bird), weight gain (g/bird)
and feed conversion ratio among birds fed 0.0, 3 and 6% HWM dietary
treatment. Feeding 9% HWM resulted in a significant (P˂0.5) lower in
feed intake (g/bird), weight gain (g/bird) and poor feed conversion
ratio compared to other dietary treatments. Carcass characteristics of
bird fed 9% HWM were followed the same trend of the performance
parameters. The results also revealed no significant difference in
dressing % and drum stick weight between groups fed 0.0, 3 and 6% WHM,
Breast and thigh weight were significantly improved by feeding 3 and 6%
HWM compared to 0.0 and 9% HWM. Therefore, it can be concluded that HWM
can be use as a potential non conventional protein source up to 6% in
broiler diet without adverse effects on broiler performance and some
carcass characteristics.
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Keywords:
Hatchery Waste, broiler, performance, carcass |
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To cite this article:
ELJack BH, EA Adam, IM Matter and II Hamid,
2018.
Effect of feeding graded levels of Hatchery Waste Meal on the
performance and carcass yield of broiler chickens.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 8(2): 24-28. |
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