TY - JOUR
T1 - Replacement of Vegetable Protein Sources with Marine By-Product on Nutrient Utilization, Protein Digestibility, Meat Quality and Economics in Ross-308 Broilers
AU - Najam-Us-Sahar,
AU - Shoaib, Muhammad
AU - Mirza, Muhammad Aslam
AU - Ashraf, Shahzad
AU - Bhatti, Shaukat Ali
AU - Rehman, Muhammad Saif ur
AU - Farooq, Muhammad
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the material support provided by Mr. Usman Qayum (Chief Executive and Managing Director), Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd. for supplying corn starch. Also, the authors acknowledge the fellowship provided by the Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC) to Najam-us-Sahar under the framework of HEC Indigenous Ph.D. Fellowship Program.
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the material support provided by Mr. Usman Qayum (Chief Executive and Managing Director), Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd. for supplying corn starch. Also, the authors acknowledge the fellowship provided by the Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC) to Najam-us-Sahar under the framework of HEC Indigenous Ph.D. Fellowship Program
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The objective of this experiment to study the effect of replacement of vegetable protein with marine by-product (fish meal) sources on nutrient utilization and economics in broilers fed on low protein diet. Five diets (CP 18%; ME 2950 kcal/kg); (R1) control: vegetable protein ingredients whereas in R2, R3, R4 and R5, 25, 50, 75 and 100% of total dietary protein was replaced with a Hi-Pro fish meal on a protein-equivalent basis. Four hundred and twenty-five (n=425) day-old Ross-308 broiler chicks were divided into 5 treatments having 5 replicates (17 birds in each). Feed intake, weight gain, FCR and dressing percentage were improved (P < 0.05) in birds fed diet R3 in which fish meal contributed 50% of the dietary protein compared to those on all-vegetable protein (Control-diet R1) and those in which 25% (diet R2), 75% (diet R4) or 100% (diet R5) of the dietary protein was replaced with fish meal till day 21. Digestibility of CP was the highest (P < 0.05) in birds fed diet R3 in which fish meal replaced 50% of the dietary protein. Production cost/kg live weight was lesser in birds fed diet containing 25 and 50% replacement of fish meal with vegetable protein sources.
AB - The objective of this experiment to study the effect of replacement of vegetable protein with marine by-product (fish meal) sources on nutrient utilization and economics in broilers fed on low protein diet. Five diets (CP 18%; ME 2950 kcal/kg); (R1) control: vegetable protein ingredients whereas in R2, R3, R4 and R5, 25, 50, 75 and 100% of total dietary protein was replaced with a Hi-Pro fish meal on a protein-equivalent basis. Four hundred and twenty-five (n=425) day-old Ross-308 broiler chicks were divided into 5 treatments having 5 replicates (17 birds in each). Feed intake, weight gain, FCR and dressing percentage were improved (P < 0.05) in birds fed diet R3 in which fish meal contributed 50% of the dietary protein compared to those on all-vegetable protein (Control-diet R1) and those in which 25% (diet R2), 75% (diet R4) or 100% (diet R5) of the dietary protein was replaced with fish meal till day 21. Digestibility of CP was the highest (P < 0.05) in birds fed diet R3 in which fish meal replaced 50% of the dietary protein. Production cost/kg live weight was lesser in birds fed diet containing 25 and 50% replacement of fish meal with vegetable protein sources.
KW - Economics
KW - Fish meal
KW - Protein efficiency ratio
KW - Protein utilization
KW - Soybean meal
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U2 - 10.17957/IJAB/15.1956
DO - 10.17957/IJAB/15.1956
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137641261
SN - 1560-8530
VL - 28
SP - 93
EP - 99
JO - International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
JF - International Journal of Agriculture and Biology
IS - 2
ER -