Evaluation of dietary incorporation of treated waste silkworm pupae meal on nutrient utilization and performance of broiler chicken
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Treated waste silkworm pupae meal (WSWPM-ET), Meat-cum-bone meal, Broiler chicken ration, Nutrient metabolizability.Abstract
The most luxurious factor in chicken feed formula is the protein of animal origin. A lot of stress is being laid to identify newer protein sources to reduce the cost of feeding. This study was conducted to scrutinize the effect of incorporation of ethanol treated waste silkworm pupae meal (WSWPM-ET) in the broiler chicken ration on the production, carcass traits, immunological and blood-biochemical profile. The WSWPM-ET (DMB) contained 51.97±0.67 % CP, 9.23±0.06 % EE, 4.58±0.28 % CF, 4.89±0.07 % TA, 29.31±0.79 % NFE, 0.23±0.01 % Ca and 0.90±0.01% P. The EE content of the untreated sample was 37.43%, which indicated that treatment procedure employed in this study was effective in accomplishment of desired goal of partial defatting. A total number of 225 broiler chicks were randomly divided into 5 groups, with each group comprising 3 replicates of 15 chicks each. The control (C) group was fed a basal diet; whereas four treatment groups viz. T1, T2, T3 and T4 were diets with meat and bone meal (MBM) replaced with WSWPM-ET at the rate of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, respectively. At the end of the growth trial (42 days age), two birds from each replicate were slaughtered. It may be concluded that WSWPM-ET may replace MBM up to 75% level in the broiler chicken ration with no adverse effects on health and production performance.
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