Efficacy of Crude Soya oil and Emulsifier in Ration on Production Performance of Broilers
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2020
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This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of emulsifier in broiler ration containing crude soya oil
on the production performance of broilers. A total of 90 day- old Vencobb 320 broiler chicks were randomly
divided into 15 groups of six birds in each and five groups were allocated to each dieary treatment. Treatment
groups were fed with basal diet contains crude soya oil as energy source (T1), basal diet supplemented with fat
emulsifier at the rate of 250 g per metric tonne of feed (T2) and 80 kcal energy reduced from basal diet
supplemented with emulsifier at the rate of 250 g per metric tonne of feed (T3). All the chicks were reared under
deep litter system for 42 days. Body weight and feed intake were recorded weekly. Body weight (6th week) of T2
birds (2622 g) was comparable with T3 (2558 g) but was higher (P<0.05) than in T1 (2502 g). Similarly feed
conversion ratio (6th week) was also similar between T3 (1.76) and T2 (1.80) birds, however T1 (1.87) had
lower (P<0.05) FCR than in T3 group. Dressing percent was higher (P<0.05) in T1 (69.44) than occurred in
T3 (65.47) and T2 (65.55). Abdominal fat percentage, breast meat yield and drumstick percentage, serum
biochemical attributes were not different among three bird groups. The present study concluded that inclusion
of emulsifier at the rate of 250 g / MT of feed containing crude soya oil with 80 kcal reduced metabolic energy
improved body weight and feed conversion ratio at market age
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TNV_IJAN_2020_37(1)74-77
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Veterinary Science