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Effect of feeding deoiled rice polish on the growth and subsequent productive performance of White Leghorn pullets
Author(s) -
Lodhi Gopi N.,
Ichhponani Jagmohan S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740260510
Subject(s) - zoology , biology , nutrient , linoleic acid , food science , white rice , fatty acid , biochemistry , ecology
An experiment was conducted to compare the feeding value of deoiled rice polish (DRP) with rice polish (RP) for White Leghorn pullets during growth and egg production. DRP was added at 20 and 40% levels replacing RP without adjusting energy and nutrients in the rations. The 40% DRP ration was offered to the pullets either at 1 week or 18 weeks of life. Results showed that the nutritive value of DRP compared well with RP for growth and productive performance though at the cost of 9 to 11% increase in feed consumption but metabolisable energy (m.e.) conversions were comparable. Furthermore, the age at which DRP feeding was initiated, had no effect on egg production. The average egg production for a period of 162 days was 73.4, 73.9 and 72.5% respectively in groups receiving 0, 20, 40% DRP. The increasing level of DRP reduced the egg size slightly but significantly probably due to low content of linoleic acid in the ration.