Research Journal of Poultry Sciences
ISSN: OnlineISSN: Print 1993-5285
Abstract
Soybean meal was replaced by Sunflower Extraction (SFE) at 0, 10 and 20% levels on isonitrogenous basis in commercial broiler diets. The energy levels of diets containing 10 and 20% were less by 3.6 and 7.1%, respectively compared to 0% SFE. The experiment contains three treatment groups with three replicates of 20 chickens each. The study was carried out for a period of 6 weeks. Performance, litter moisture and the relative viscosity of intestinal contents were recorded. Body weight of chicks fed 10 and 20% SFE was significantly (p≤0.05) reduced at 2nd week. FCR was significantly (p≤0.05) high in 2nd week old chicks fed 20% SFE. Decreased performance of 2nd week old chicks was attributed to numerical increase in relative viscosity of gut contents, however, the increased viscosity did not affect the performance of broilers after 2nd week. The study suggests that older birds can better tolerate detrimental effects of viscosity of gut contents. Thus, SFE can be safely included up to 20% in broiler diets without affecting growth and performance.
How to cite this article:
H.K. Channegowda, G. Devegowda and K.R. Ramesh. Effect of Feeding High Sunflower Extraction Based Diets on Intestinal Viscosity and
Performance of Broilers.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/rjpscience.2015.32.34
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1993-5285/rjpscience.2015.32.34