Purified glycerin in balanced diets for chicken broilers from 8 to 21 days old

Authors

  • Mônica Calixto da Silva Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Roberta Gomes Marçal Vieira Vaz Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Kênia Ferreira Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Luciano Fernanades Sousa Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • José Henrique Stringhini Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Flávia Luzia Rodrigues Fonseca Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Iberê Pereira Parente Instituto Federal do Maranhão
  • Carla Fonseca Alves Campos Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Latóya de Sousa Bezerra Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Mayara da Cruz Ribeiro Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Jefferson Rodrigues da Silva Universidade Federal do Tocantins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v35n5a2019-39540

Keywords:

Biodiesel., Energetic feed., Feeding cost., Metabolizable energy., Productive performance.

Abstract

This paper aimed to evaluate the metabolizability, performance and economic viability of purified glycerin inclusion in balanced diets fed to chicken broilers from 8 to 21 days old. Two experiments were conducted. In the first experiment, 100 broilers (14 days old) were distributed in a completely randomized design into two treatments, with five replications of 10 broilers. Treatments consisted of a control diet and a test diet, in which purified glycerin replaced 10% of the control diet. In the second experiment, 200 broilers (8 days old) were distributed in a completely randomized design into four treatments (0, 2, 4 and 6% of purified glycerin inclusion), with five replications of 10 broilers. The weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion, final weight, apparent metabolizable energy (AME), nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn), metabolizability coefficients of dry matter (DMMC), crude protein (CPMC) and gross energy (GEMC), and the cost of feed per kg of broiler produced were evaluated. The AME, AMEn, DMMC, CPMC and GEMC from the purified glycerin were 3790 and 3560 kcal/kg, and 83.72, 71.52 and 86.27%, respectively. The glycerin levels did not affect (p>0.05) any of the performance characteristics (weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion and final weight). The lowest feeding cost and the highest gross margin were obtained for broilers fed with 6% purified glycerin. The inclusion of 6% purified glycerin in balanced diets for broilers from 8 to 21 days old was technically and economically feasible.

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Published

2019-10-09

How to Cite

SILVA, M.C. da, VAZ, R.G.M.V., RODRIGUES, K.F., SOUSA, L.F., STRINGHINI, J.H., FONSECA, F.L.R., PARENTE, I.P., ALVES CAMPOS, C.F., BEZERRA, L. de S., RIBEIRO, M. da C. and SILVA, J.R. da, 2019. Purified glycerin in balanced diets for chicken broilers from 8 to 21 days old. Bioscience Journal [online], vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1504–1514. [Accessed22 November 2024]. DOI 10.14393/BJ-v35n5a2019-39540. Available from: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/39540.

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Agricultural Sciences