THE EFFECT OF CELLULOSIC CATEGORIES FROM COMBINED FORAGES WITH BARLEY ON BROILER CHICKENS
Keywords:
cellulosic categories, barley, broiler chickensAbstract
In this experiment we have studied the effect of cellulosic categories (NDF, ADF
and ADL) from combined forages with barley on nutritive and bioproductive indices
at broiler chickens. The experiment was carried out on six weeks on 90 broiler
chickens divided in three experimental groups: CL, EG1 and EG2. At experimental
group EG1 was incorporated barley in proportion of 20% in the structure of
combined forage, at EG2 was incorporated 40% barley and at control group was
not incorporated barley. At the age of 3 and 6 weeks were determined the nutritive
and bioproductive indices. The highest forage consumption is registered at EG1 at
which in the structure of combined forages was incorporated 20% barley and was
greater with 12.24% comparative with control group. The incorporation of barley in
the combined forages in proportion of 20 and 40% has no significant influence on
body weight of broiler chickens from experimental groups. The rising of NDF, ADF
and ADL content after the incorporation of barley in the structure of combined
forages in proportion of 20 and 40% determined a rising of specific consumption
with 5.74% at EG1 and 8.62% at EG2.
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