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Sorghum gluten feed in poultry diets: Effect on broiler performance and sensory evaluation of carcasses
Author(s) -
Zubeir Elfadil A El,
El Bashir Tag E,
Salih Amer M
Publication year - 1990
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.2740520208
Subject(s) - broiler , starter , feed conversion ratio , food science , sorghum , biology , body weight , gluten , methionine , zoology , agronomy , biochemistry , endocrinology , amino acid
Chicks, Gallus domesticus (Lohmann) were randomly allocated at 240 days of age to one of four dietary treatments and fed ad libitum for 7 weeks. The diets, fed as mash, were a control and three other diets with increasing levels of added sorghum gluten feed (SGF‐100, 200, 300 g kg −1 ). The L ‐lysine and DL ‐methionine contents of the diets were raised to the level recommended for starter broiler chicks. There were no significant ( P > 0.05) effects of dietary SGF on feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion efficiency and mortality rate throughout the experimental period. Chicks given SGF diets had significantly ( P < 0.05) lower meat/bone ratios. Dietary SGF had no detectable effects on the colour, flavour or texture of roasted chicken meat when evaluated by semi‐trained panellists. It is concluded that SGF at the levels tested can be included in the diets of broiler chicks.