Two trials were conducted to investigate the effect of corticosterone (CORT) on protein metabolism and the amino acid composition in muscle tissues of broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). In Trial 1, two groups of 30 broiler chickens were subjected to control or CORT treatment (30 mg/kg diet) from 28 to ...

The effects of electric field (EF) during incubation of eggs on hatchability traits, and post-hatch performance, nutrient utilization and carcass characteristics of meat chickens were investigated in 2 trials. Eggs from a meat-type breeder flock were incubated under EF of 30kV/m, 60Hz during the first 18 d of incubation as ...

An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of raw and roasted wild <I>Afzelia africana</I> seeds on the performance, nutrient utilization of broilers and the cost – benefit of feeding the seeds to broilers. The feeding lasted for 9 weeks. A total of 99 day-old Arbor acre broiler chicks ...

Chicken skin is not removed from the whole carcass before cooking in Iran and people prefer chicken with higher weight. The objective of this study was to distinguish the mean percentage of chicken skin and visible fat to chicken carcass weight. The ratio of chicken skin and visible fat to ...

Forty-eight, newly hatched, unsexed broiler chicks were fed diets containing 45 mg/kg chlorpyriphos, an organophosphorus compound and 0.5 mg/kg T-2, a mycotoxin singly and in combination for 28 days from day of hatch to study the pathology of lymphoid organs. A system for scoring microscopic lesions was developed in bursa ...

The present study was carried out to investigate the influence of energy and protein contents of the diet on growth performance and to evaluate further interactions of dietary manipulation and genotype on endocrine parameters in broiler chickens. 1200 day-old male and female broiler chicks from 2 commercial broiler strains (Hybro ...

Thiram a fungicide used for treating corn and storing food grains were incorporated at 15, 30 and 60 ppm into the toxin free diet of broiler chicken for four weeks from the day of hatch. The clinical signs of tibial dyschondroplasia like reduced weight gain, lameness, abnormal bending of the ...

An investigation was undertaken to study the body weight gain and feed conversion efficiency in broiler chicken fed with thiram a fungicide used for treating corn and storing food grains. Forty eight birds were randomly distributed into four groups of twelve each and thiram was incorporated at 15, 30 and ...

Thiram a fungicide used for treating corn and storing food grains were incorporated at 15, 30 and 60 ppm into the toxin free diet of broiler chicken for four weeks from the day of hatch. Body weights (g) were recorded at weekly intervals. Average weekly feed consumption (g) and conversion ...

Thiram a fungicide used for treating corn and for storing food grains were incorporated at 15, 30 and 60 ppm into the toxin free diet of broiler chicken for four weeks from the day of hatch. The clinical signs were reduced weight gain, lameness, abnormal bending of the tibial bones, ...

This study was carried out to investigate the use of antibiotic in feed and medication programs and their effects on broilers Serum Cholesterol and Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT). The broilers were sampled randomly from four small-scale broiler producers (BP1, BP2, BP3, BP4) in Semarang region-Central Java, Indonesia. Observed data comprising ...

This experiment was conducted to compare the effects of diet dilution with sand and wheat bran (wt:wt) on broiler chicken performance and carcass characteristics during finisher periods from 35 to 45 ages. Hence one Completely Randomized Design (CRD) that include different levels of finisher diet diluted with sand and wheat ...

The effect of xylanase enzyme supplementation and particle-size in wheat (<I>Triticum durum</I>)-based diets was studied in guinea broilers from 29 to 91 days of age. Weekly body weight, gain, feed consumption and Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) were determined. Was formed 4 groups, each fed: diet A (ground wheat with enzyme); ...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of early growing broilers (2-6 weeks old) fed diets in which cassava peel/bovine blood mixed at varying ratios replaced 50 percent of the soyabean meal in the control Diet. One hundred and twenty broiler chicks were randomly allotted to six treatments replicated ...

The use of exogenous enzymes as feed additives is still undergoing a lot of research. A total of three hundred and sixty unsexed three week-old Abor Acre plus strain broiler chicken were randomly allocated to four experimental dietary treatments in a completely randomized design to evaluate the effect of Roxazyme<SUP>®</SUP> ...

Effects of matured caecal cultures (probiotic) of broiler breeders and Aspergillus meal prebiotic (Fermacto) on growth performance and organ weights of broiler chickens were studied from 1 to 42 days of age. 432 day-old Ross male broiler chickens were used in a 3×3 factorial arrangement with three levels of cecal ...

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of Turmeric Rhizome Powder (TRP) on some blood parameters in broiler chickens. A corn-soybean meal based diet containing levels of TRP (0.00, 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75%) in a completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 5 replicates of 10 birds each were ...

A study was conducted to evaluate the use of constant or increasing levels of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in diets for broilers. Diets were formulated for starter (0-14 d), grower (14 to 35 d) and finisher (35 to 42 d) periods to contain 0, 15, or 30% DDGS. ...

A feeding trail was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels of dietary protein and protexin (a commercial probiotic compound) on broiler performance. In a completely randomized design with 2 x 3 factorial arrangement, 360 male broiler chicks were divided into 24 groups, 15 chicks per. Treatments consisted of ...

Three hundred <I>Dako</I> broiler chicks of both sexes each having average initial weight of 86.4 g were randomly distributed into five treatments with two replicates each with 30 birds. Five iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric starter and finisher diets were formulated and fed for a period of four weeks at starter and ...

Sixty day-old broiler chicks were used in a 4-weeks feed trial to determine the status of raw, roasted and fermented bambara groundnut. The raw and processed bambara groundnuts were used as the sole source of protein in a basal broiler chick starter diet. Soybean based diet served as the control. ...

Chickens from two broiler strains known to differ in growth rate and feed conversion (GROWTH) and in high breast meat yield (YIELD) were grown to 10 days of age on a common starter diet and from 11 to 49 days were provided single diets (control), a choice between high energy ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the use of moderate to high levels of DDGS in broiler diets and to evaluate the effects of rapid and multiple changes in level of DDGS during the growth period. Diets were formulated to contain 0, 15, or 30% DDGS with diets formulated on ...

Male broilers from 11 to 49 days of age were assigned to one of four feeding treatments: Single diets (control), a choice of starter and finisher diets, a choice of high energy and high protein diets in relation to amino acid: lysine ratio and a choice of high energy and ...

Male broilers of a commercial strain were grown to 10 d of age on a common starter diet and then from 11 to 49 days were offered single diets (control), a choice of starter and finisher diets, isoenergetic choices between 12 and 24 or 32% Crude Protein (CP) diets and ...

The main target of this study was to evaluate artichoke leaves meal in broiler diets containing different energy levels (the strain requirement and lower energy level). In this study, a total number of 240 unsexed one day old Ross broiler chicks were distributed randomly and divided equally into eight experimental ...

The effect of duration of cooking of <I>Lablab purpureus</I> beans on the performance, organ weight and haematological parameters of Shika-brown pullet chicks from 0-8 weeks was investigated. Eight dietary treatments of which seven in which <I>Lablab purpureus</I> beans cooked for 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 min) was ...

Four isonitrogeneous diet made up of Brewer`s dried grain with a control diet was distributed at the rate of 9 birds per replicate and three replicates per diet in a completely randomized design experiment. Fungal biodegradation of brewers dried grain (BDG) resulted in improved nutrient composition of the by-product. The ...

With (25 mg kg<SUP>-1 </SUP>feed) or without semduramicin (coccidiostat) containing feeds were offered for 35 days to 160 (2 treatmentsX10 replicatesX8 birds/replicate) newly hatched female broiler chicks to know the effect of semduramicin on growth performance as well as carcass and sensory characteristics of meat after 5 to 8 days ...

The goal of this study was to determine the influence of Heat-treated Sheep Droppings (HSD) on the performance, carcass characteristics and economics of production of starter broilers. One hundred and sixty eight, 7-days old Anak 2000 broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 4 dietary treatments in three replicates of14 birds ...

Palm kernel meal (PKM) and copra meal (CM) are derived from the nuts of palm trees&#13;and are available in large quantities in many tropical countries. These potential&#13;feedstuffs are not widely used either for animal production or other purposes. Due to&#13;their high fibre contents, imbalanced amino acids, Maillard products (due to ...

A total of 144 day-old Anak 2000 strain of broiler chicks were used in the study. A basal diet was formulated and supplemented at 0, 200, 400, 600 mg kg&lt;SUP&gt;-1&lt;/SUP&gt; of MgSO&lt;SUB&gt;4 &lt;/SUB&gt;to constitute four dietary treatments. The birds were randomly allotted to the four dietary treatment groups and replicated ...

This study was undertaken to evaluate the quantitative requirement of dietary ascorbic acid supplementation in the diet of African catfish, &lt;I&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/I&gt;, using growth performance, nutrient utilization. &lt;I&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/I&gt; fingerlings weighing 6.02±0.4 g were randomly distributed into glass tanks of 60x45x45 cm&lt;SUP&gt;3&lt;/SUP&gt; dimension at ten fish per tank in a ...

This study examined the meat quality of broilers fed Discarded Cashew Nut Meal (DCNM) in place of Soya Bean Meal (SBM). It evaluates the meat quality of broiler chickens fed diets in which (SBM) was replaced with DCNM using sensory characteristics (appearance and taste) and oxidative stability of refrigerated meat ...

An experiment was conducted to examine the effects of raw jack beans, bambara groundnut and benne seeds on performance characteristics, serum metabolites and weights of organs of exotic adult cockerels. Each of the raw legumes replaced full fat soybean meal at 25 and 50% levels, respectively. The experiment ran for ...

A feeding trail was conducted to evaluate the effects of diets contaminated with Aflatoxin B&lt;SUB&gt;1&lt;/SUB&gt; (AFB&lt;SUB&gt;1&lt;/SUB&gt;) on the performance, digestibility of nutrients and blood enzymes of broiler chickens. In a randomized complete-block design with 4 blocks and 4 treatments, 112 day-old male broiler chickens were divided into 16 groups of ...

The effect of feeding pre-starter diet during three periods (4, 7 and 10 days) with different sodium levels (0.15, 0.30 and 0.45%) on performance, carcass characteristics and serum electrolytes levels, in a completely randomized design and 42 days of study, 240 Ross (308) male broiler chickens were evaluated in a ...

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of different levels of dietary fat source (canola oil and poultry fat) on blood and tissue biochemical factors of broiler chickens. A total of 180 day-old broilers chicks (Ross 308) were randomly assigned in to 5 dietary treatments (3 replicates of 12 ...

Probiotics are claimed to have beneficial effects on health. The production parameters, including were monitored weekly during a 6-wk trial. Body weight was affected by dietary treatments in 21, 28 and 42 days of age (p&lt; 0.05). The BW in the 0.1% DFM treatment was significantly (p&lt; 0.05) higher than ...

The production parameters including Body Weight Gain (BWG), Feed Intake (FI) and Feed Ratio (FCR) were monitored weekly and the carcass properties and abdominal fat deposition were measured in different slaughter age ( 28 and 42 day). All diets were isocaloric and isonitrogenic. BWG, FCR, FI and carcass properties was ...

A 2 x 2 factorial experiment was conducted to compare the effects of 2 male broiler breeder feed allocation programs (Concave or Sigmoid) during the rearing period to 26 wk of age and the interaction with dietary CP (12 or 17%) on BW and fertility. From 0 to 2 wk, ...

Coccidiosis is the major parasitic disease of poultry and is caused by the apicomplexan parasites Eimeria. Drugs and live vaccines are the 2 main control measures of the disease; however, due to increasing concerns with prophylactic drug use and the high cost of vaccines, alternative control methods are needed. Recent ...

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of 2 planes (low and high) of cumulative nutrient intake during the rearing period on performance of broiler breeder males. The low cumulative nutrition program supplied 29,580 kcal of ME and 1,470 g of CP, whereas the high cumulative nutrition program supplied ...

The research involved a total of 280 fattening chickens (Hybro) divided between two identical experiments (4 groups of 40, and 4 groups of 30 chickens), with the aim of investigating reproducibility of data. During the 42-day course of fattening the effect that increased levels of vitamin A in chicken feed ...

Two hundred four broilers (1-d-old) were randomly allocated to 4 treatments, each of which had 3 pens of 17 chicks per pen and were used to investigate the effects of beta-mannanase (Hemicell) on growth performance and immunity. The chicks received the same basal diet based on corn-soybean meal and Hemicell ...

Straight-run broiler chickens were raised either in floor pens or wire-floored cages (trial 1) or in floor pens only (trials 2, 3, and 4). Birds raised in floor pens had lower BW and feed intakes than those raised in cages. The administration of bacitracin in the feed increased feed intake ...

Stress in broilers may have severe consequences on the final product quality. A synthetic analogue of uropygial secretion of mother hens was isolated from poultry. This mother hen uropygial secretion analogue (MHUSA) was tested in farm conditions on broilers during 12 wk. The purpose of this trial was to estimate ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that particle size and diet form may affect the growth of mast cells and histamine release from the small intestine of broiler chickens. A total of 288, day-old male broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 1 of 4 corn-soy diets ...

The regulation of voluntary feed intake is a very complex mechanism which involves several levels of control. Research has shown that the basic appetite-regulating systems are influenced by nutritional factors, e.g. diet composition, as well as by genetic factors. For mammals, many models have been proposed in an attempt to ...

Bismuth compounds have been used since the 18th century to treat gastrointestinal ailments in man. Colloidal bismuth subcitrate (De-Nol) is currently used in combination with antibiotics to reduce enteric Helicobacter pylori colonization as a treatment of stomach ulcers. We investigated whether bismuth citrate or its parent compound, colloidal bismuth subcitrate, ...