Open AccessEffect of energy to protein ratio using alternative feed ingredients on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in broilers
Author(s) -
Mohammed Farooq Abdulhameed Al-Qazzaz,
Anjas Asmara Samsudin,
Lokman Hakim Idris,
D. Ismail,
Henny Akit
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of animal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-0555
pISSN - 0367-6722
DOI - 10.18805/ijar.b-1007
Subject(s) - starter , broiler , nutrient , meal , feed conversion ratio , weight gain , zoology , body weight , biology , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , soybean meal , hermetia illucens , larva , botany , raw material , ecology , endocrinology
Present study was conducted to evaluate the different levels of energy to protein ratios (EPR) using food waste and black soldier fly larvae meal (FWBSFL) on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of broilers. A total of 160 one-day old broiler chicks were divided randomly to four groups and each group had 8 replicates with 5 chicks per replicate. The control diet was formulated using conventional feed ingredients with EPR of 154 for the starter period and 167 for the finisher period. The other treatments were diets with normal, low, and high EPR (154,143, and 166 for the starter period; 167, 155, and 177 for the finisher period) using FWBSFL. Feed consumption and body weight gain as well as digestibility of crude protein, crude fiber, and fat were decreased due to feeding of FWBSFL diets. Different levels of EPR using FWBSFL decreased growth performance and nutrient digestibility of broilers.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom