Evaluation of dietary lignin on broiler performance, nutrient digestibility, cholesterol and triglycerides concentrations, gut morphometry, and lipid oxidation.

Two trials were performed in order to evaluate the effects of dietary Kraft lignin inclusion on broiler performance, ileal nutrient digestibility, blood lipid profile, intestinal morphometry, and lipid oxidation of meat. Trial 1 was conducted in order to evaluate performance and ileal digestibility for the period of 1 to 21 d of age, randomly distributing 490 day-old broiler chicks across 5 dietary treatments with 14 replicates containing 7 birds each in metabolic cages, while trial 2 was executed in order to evaluate performance, blood parameters, intestinal morphometry, carcass yield and abdominal fat, and lipid oxidation for the period of 1 to 42 d of age, randomly distributing 900 day-old broiler chicks across 5 dietary treatments with 15 replicates of 12 birds each in floor pens, being each bird in trial 2 challenged with coccidiosis vaccine at 10 d of age. The treatments used in both trials were: positive control (PC): basal diet + antimicrobial; negative control (NC): Basal diet; NC1: NC + 1% lignin; NC2: NC + 2% lignin; NC3: NC + 3% lignin. For trial 1, it was observed that birds fed diets containing 1% lignin had a significant positive effect for BW, feed intake (FI), average daily weight gain (BWG) and feed conversion rate (FCR), similar to the PC, but also showing better EE, CP and AAs ileal digestibility percentages when compared to other treatments. For trial 2, it was observed that during the period of 21 to 35 d, the inclusion of lignin in the diet provided better results in animal performance, similar to the PC group, but at 42 d, animals fed with dietary lignin showed results lower than animals fed the PC diet (P < 0.05). Animals fed with increasing lignin concentrations showed decreasing levels of HDL (P < 0.05). As of intestinal morphometry, animals fed with 1% and 3% lignin showed longer intestinal length (P < 0.05). At 14 d of age, it was observed that animals fed with lignin showed oxidation levels similar to the control treatments. The inclusion of up to 1% lignin in the diet provides beneficial effects on productive performance and nutrient digestibility, while the inclusion of 2% lignin provided lower cholesterol levels, lower villus/crypt ratio, and better internal organ development, therefore, it can be considered an alternative to performance-enhancing antimicrobials in broiler chicken diets.

Influence of Dietary Phytase Inclusion Rates on Yolk Inositol Concentration, Hatchability, Chick Quality, and Early Growth Performance.

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of dietary phytase in breeder hens on yolk nutrients, hatchability, chick quality, and growth rate of their progeny, and their subsequent performance to 42 d post-hatch when fed diets with the same phytase concentrations. Breeder hens (n = 216) were divided into 3 groups receiving nutrient-adequate diets with reduced calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) (by 0.16% and 0.15%, respectively), supplemented with either 500, 1500, or 4500 FTU/kg phytase from 27 to 50 weeks of age. Eggs were collected at 38 weeks of age and incubated. On the day of hatch, the chick quality and hatchability were determined, and 18 chicks/group were euthanized for yolk sac collection and the determination of inositol and glycerol concentrations. The remaining chicks were divided into three groups, receiving different diets with reduced Ca and P (by 0.16% and 0.15%, respectively), supplemented with 0, 500, or 1500 FTU/kg phytase to 42 d post-hatch. Increasing the phytase concentration in the breeder hen diet linearly (p < 0.05) increased the number of early embryo deaths and decreased the number of late deaths and pips. The inositol concentration in the yolk sac at day of hatch increased (quadratic; p < 0.05) as the phytase dose increased in the breeder hen diet. The breeder hen diet (p < 0.05) influenced the body weight (BW), feed intake (FI), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) up to 21 days of age. The supplementation of breeder hen diets with 1500 FTU/kg phytase increased the concentration of sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) in the yolk sac. The inclusion of phytase doses up to 4500 FTU/kg appeared to influence embryo mortality, chick feed intake, and BW gain to 21 days and the FCR throughout the entire production phase.

Maternal supplementation of different trace mineral sources on broiler breeder production and progeny growth and gut health.

Trace mineral minerals Zn, Cu, and Mn play important roles in breeder production and progeny performance. The objective of this study was to determine maternal supplementation of trace mineral minerals on breeder production and progeny growth and development. A total of 540 broiler breeders, Cobb 500 (Slow feathering; 0-66 weeks old) were assigned to one of three treatment groups with the same basal diet and three different supplemental trace minerals: ITM-inorganic trace minerals in sulfates: 100, 16, and 100 ppm of Zn, Cu, and Mn respectively; MMHAC -mineral methionine hydroxy analog chelate: 50, 8, and 50 ppm of bis-chelated MINTREX®Zn, Cu and Mn (Novus International, Inc.), and TMAAC - trace minerals amino acid complex: 50, 8, and 50 ppm of Zn, Cu, and Mn. At 28 weeks of age, eggs from breeder treatments were hatched for progeny trial, 10 pens with 6 males and 6 female birds per pen were fed a common diet with ITM for 45 days. Breeder production, egg quality, progeny growth performance, mRNA expression of gut health associated genes in breeder and progeny chicks were measured. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA; means were separated by Fisher's protected LSD test. A p-Value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically different and 0.1 was considered numerical trend. Breeders on ITM treatment had higher (p < 0.05) body weight (BW), weight gain and lower (p < 0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) from 0 to 10 weeks, when compared to birds fed MMHAC. MMHAC significantly improved egg mass by 3 g (p < 0.05) and FCR by 34 points (0.05 < p < 0.1) throughout the reproductive period (26-66 weeks) in comparison to ITM. MMHAC improved (p < 0.01) egg yolk color versus (vs.) ITM and TMAAC in all periods, except 28 weeks, increased (p < 0.01) eggshell thickness and resistance vs. TMAAC at 58 weeks, and reduced (p < 0.05) jejunal NF-κB gene expression vs. TMAAC at 24 weeks. There was a significant reduction in tibial dry matter weight, Seedor index and resistance for the breeders that received MMHAC and/or TMAAC when compared to ITM at 18 weeks. Lower seedor index but numerically wider tibial circumference was seen in hens fed MMHAC at 24 weeks, and wider tibial circumference but lower tibial resistance in hens fed TMAAC at 66 weeks. Maternal supplementation of MMHAC in breeder hens increased (p < 0.0001) BW vs. ITM and TMAAC at hatching, reduced (p < 0.05) feed intake vs. ITM at d14 and d28, and improved (p < 0.01) FCR and performance index vs. TMAAC at d28, reduced (p < 0.01) NF-κB gene expression and increased (p < 0.05) A20 gene expression vs. TMAAC on d0 and vs. ITM on d14, reduced (p < 0.05) TLR2 gene expression vs. ITM on d0 and vs. TMAAC on d14, increased (p < 0.05) MUC2 gene expression vs. both ITM and TMAAC on d45 in progeny jejunum. Overall, these results suggest that supplementation with lower levels of MHA-chelated trace minerals improved breeder production and egg quality and reduced breeder jejunal inflammation while maintaining tibial development in comparison to those receiving higher inorganic mineral supplementation, and it also carried over the benefits to progeny with better growth performance, less jejunal inflammation and better innate immune response and gut barrier function in comparison to ITM and/or TMAAC.

Evaluation of a Phytogenic Compound with Minerals as a Possible Alternative to Ractopamine for Finishing Pigs.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of a phytogenic compound for pigs in the growing and finishing phases as a possible substitute for ractopamine. A total of 140 pigs with an average initial weight of 48.8 kg ± 5.9 kg were used, distributed in a randomized block design, in a 3 × 2 factorial scheme (control diet (CONT), diet with inclusion of 2.5 kg per ton of a phytogenic compound (PC), and diet with 10 ppm of ractopamine (RAC), and two sexes: gilts and barrows), distributed in eight pens per treatment. The performance parameters were measured, and, at the end of the experimental period, the animals were slaughtered for carcass characteristics and pork quality analysis. The animals consuming RAC showed a better feed conversion, 4% improvement in relation to the group with the PC (p < 0.05). For daily weight gain, the animals supplemented with the PC showed 4.46% lower gain compared to RAC, and 3% greater gain compared to the CONT (p < 0.05). The animals that consumed the PC showed 5.6% lower shear force of the pork (p < 0.05) in relation to the CONT group and 29% lower in relation to the RAC group. The TBARS value presented a significant difference (p < 0.05), the CONTT group was 29% higher than the RAC, and the PC was 15.5% higher than the RAC. For chroma, the pork of the RAC group was 14% lower than the CONTT group and 10.3% less than the PC. There was no significant difference for the carcass parameters. It was concluded that the pigs in the ractopamine group presented the best performance; however, the phytogenic compound can be used against ractopamine's restriction because it improves daily weight gain and promotes a softer and less pale meat when compared with ractopamine.

Copper and zinc hydroxychloride cosupplementation improve growth performance and carcass and reduce diarrhea frequency in grower-finisher pigs.

This study investigated copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) hydroxychloride cosupplementation on the growth performance, diarrhea frequency, carcass, meat quality, and antioxidant activity in grower-finisher pigs. A total of 256 pigs were used from 70 to 154 days (d) of age, distributed in four treatments, with eight pigs in each pen and eight replications per treatment. Diets were provided to grower pigs from 70 to 112 days old and in the finisher, 112 to 154 days old. Copper was considered the low level at 100 mg Cu/kg and 90 mg Cu/kg, respectively, and 150 mg Cu/kg in both periods as high in the grower and finisher periods. In the grower and finisher period, zinc was cosupplemented in the diet at 80 mg Zn/kg and 70 mg Zn/kg, respectively. In the diets, T1 and T2 groups are the traditional inorganic sources for minerals (copper sulfate, CuSO4; zinc oxide, ZnO) and T3 and T4 hydroxychloride sources (copper hydroxychloride, CHC, and zinc hydroxychloride, ZHC). The flavomycin was associated with treatments with low Cu content in the inclusion of 50 g/ton. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, the data were submitted to analysis of PROC MIXED in SAS, the PDIFF test analyzed the treatment effect. At the finisher period, pigs fed both minerals from hydroxychloride source had a higher BW 154 d, average daily gain (ADG) 70 to 154 d, the hot and cold carcass weight and frequency of normal feces than those fed 150 mg Cu/kg and Zn from a traditional inorganic source (P < 0.05). The animals fed low Cu levels of the sulfate source had a higher ADG 70 to 154 d than those fed high Cu levels of the same source (P < 0.05). Pigs fed 150 mg Cu/kg cosupplemented with Zn from a hydroxychloride source had the highest carcass length (P < 0.05). There was no difference among the treatments for meat quality (P > 0.05). Pigs fed 150 mg Cu/kg and Zn from a traditional inorganic source had a higher superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity than the other treatments (P < 0.05). Animals fed low Cu levels from hydroxychloride had a higher malondialdehyde (MDA) formation than those fed sulfate source, regardless of the Cu levels and those fed high Cu levels of hydroxychloride (P < 0.05). In conclusion, 150 mg Cu/kg as copper sulfate cosupplemented to zinc oxide in the diet of growing and finishing pigs impairs the growth performance, carcass and increases diarrhea frequency, and copper and zinc hydroxychloride cosupplementation improves these characteristics.

Nutritional cost reduction and increase profitability in commercial broiler production using phytase superdosing

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the reduction of calcium (Ca), crude protein (CP), metabolizable energy (ME), and available phosphorus (aP) in the nutritional matrix of Brazilian commercial broiler diets supplemented with both phytase superdosing (1500 FTU/kg) or conventional doses (500 FTU/kg) on the feed cost and profitability, performance, bone mineralization, and carcass yield of broiler from 1 to 42 d. A total 1200 one-day-old chicks (Cobb 500) were randomly distributed in a commercial feeding program composed of a positive control diet and three diets with reduction of Ca, aP, CP, and ME in the nutritional matrix supplemented with 500, 1000, and 1500 FTU/kg of phytase. The broilers subjected to diets with phytase superdosing presented similar performance, bone ash, and carcass yield, among the treatments. There was a linear effect in the total nutrition cost, gross margin, and estimated net margin per bird with the increase of dietary inclusion of phytase in all purposed scenarios. Thus, for each 500 FTU/kg of dietary phytase included in the diet with reduction of Ca, P, ME, and CP in the nutritional matrix, the total nutrition cost decreased R$ 0.072/bird, R$ 0.079/bird, and R$ 0.081/bird in scenarios of high, medium, and low prices of corn and soybean meal, respectively, that allowed an increase in the estimated net margin of R$ 0.20/bird, R$ 0.22/bird, and R$ 0.22/bird in the same scenarios.

Effects of different protein sources on fermentation metabolites and nutrient digestibility of brachycephalic dogs.

Benefits to microbial fermentation in the colon and as a consequence less flatulence can be promoted for the health of adult dogs according to the amount and protein source. The present study evaluated different protein sources in dry food for brachycephalic dogs regarding microbial fermentation and nutrient digestibility. Four dry dog foods with similar protein content were formulated for adult maintenance: poultry meal (PM) diet; wheat gluten (WG) diet; PM + WG diet; and PM + WG + hydrolysed protein (HP) diet. Eight French bulldog adult dogs were arranged in a 4 × 4 Latin square design during the 28 d trial. Fresh faeces were collected for assessment of nutrient digestibility and analyses of faecal pH, SCFA, biogenic amines, ammonia and lactate. Means were compared by the PROC MIXED procedure of SAS and by Tukey's test, considering P ≤ 0·05. The animals fed the WG and PM + WG diets showed higher digestibility for DM (P < 0·05), organic matter (P < 0·05), crude protein (P < 0·001) and lower faeces production (P < 0·02) than the PM and PM + WG + HP diets. Feeding diet PM + WG + HP resulted in lower faecal score and pH (P < 0·05) compared with other diets. Concentrations of fermentation metabolites were not statistically significantly different among diets. In conclusion, WG alone or in combination with PM improved protein and DM digestibility. Fermentation products were not affected by protein source.

Probiotics association in the suckling and nursery in piglets challenged with Salmonella typhimurium

This work aimed to study the probiotics association in 144 piglets from birth to 62 days old. In lactation, the design was completely randomized with two treatments, CTL, 1 mL of distilled water and ProbA, 5g in 15 ml of distilled water, both orally, and in the nursery in randomized block design, with 2x3 factorial arrangement of treatments, ProbA ProbB: 30g/ton of ProbB in the ration; CTL ProbB: 30g/ton of ProbB in the ration; ProbA ProbA, CTL CTL; ProbA CHA (challenged); CTL CHA. At 35 days of age the animal of the nursery were inoculated with Salmonella typhimurium orally. There was no effect of the parameters evaluated during the maternity. In nursery, the feed conversion was favorable to the ProbA. In the evaluation of fecal score, the challenged group had more diarrhea and increased elimination of S. typhimurium. Results showed the positive action of probiotics when applied at birth by the direct influence on the formation of the intestinal microbiota.

Avaliação do desempenho de frangos de corte alimentados com rações contendo probiótico e diferentes níveis de nucleotídeos / Performance evaluation of broilers fed diets containing probiotic and different nucleotides levels

objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o desempenho de frangos de corte alimentados com ração contendo um probiótico comercial e diferentes níveis de nucleotídeos. Foram utilizados 1050 pintos de 01 dia, machos da linhagem Ross 308 totalizando trinta e cinco aves por boxe, em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado com cinco repetições por tratamento. As aves foram criadas até 42 dias de idade, e receberam as rações experimentais a base de milho e farelo de soja contendo 6 níveis de nucleotídeos (0; 100; 200; 300; 400 e 500 gramas por tonelada de ração). Os nucleotídeos foram utilizados na fase inicial (1 a 21 dias) e fase de crescimento (22 a 35 dias). Durante a fase final (36 a 42 dias) os nucleotídeos foram removidos da ração . Houve melhora linear no desempenho dos frangos no período de 1 a 21 dias, indicando que, quanto maior o nível de nucleotídeos na dieta, maior o peso corporal das aves. A conversão alimentar também melhorou linearmente nesse período à medida que aumentou o nível de nucleotídeos na ração. O peso no período de 35 dias, também teve um comportamento linear, semelhante ao período de 1 a 21 dias, indicando que, o nível de nucleotídeos na ração melhorou o desempenho. A concentração plasmática de acido úrico demonstrou efeito quadrático no período de 1 a 21 dias, indicando 231,59 gramas de nucleotídeos por tonelada de ração, como o melhor, em níveis mínimos de ácido úrico, por outro lado, no período de 35 dias de idade, estimou-se o nível de 208,99 g de nucleotídeos por tonelada de ração; como o melhor em níveis mínimos de ácido úrico no sangue. No período final (35 a 42 dias) e período total (1 a 42 dias de idade) não foi possível o observar efeito dos contrastes testados neste trabalho.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of broilers fed diets containing a commercial probiotic and different levels of nucleotides. One thousand and fifty chicks 1-d male were reared in a randomized experimental design with five replications of each treatment, distributed in 30 experimental boxes with 35 birds each. The diets contained corn and soybean meal with six different nucleotídes levels (0; 100; 200; 300; 400 and 500 grams for ton of ration), and the different nucleotides levels were used in the initial phase (1 to 21 days of age) and growth phase (22 to 35 days of age). During the final phase (36 to 42 days) nucleotides were removed from the feed. There was improvement on broilers performance in the period from 1 to 21 days of age, demonstrating proportionality between nucleotides level in the diet of broilers and body weight of the birds. Feed conversion at 21 days of age was directly proportional to nucleotides level in the diet. Body weight at 35 days of age, also had a linear behavior, similar to the period from 1 to 21 days, indicating that the nucleotides level in the feed improved the performance. Plasma uric acid concentration demonstrated quadratic effect at 21 days of age, showing that 231,59 grams of nucleotides for ton of feed had the minimum level of plasma uric acid concentration. At 35 days of age, concentration of 208,99 g of nucleotides for ton of feed had the minimum level of plasma uric acid concentration. No effects were observed in the final period (35 to 42 days of age) and total period (1 to 42 days of age) it was not demonstrated effect of the contrasts tested in this study.

Avaliação do desempenho de frangos de corte alimentados com rações contendo probiótico e diferentes níveis de nucleotídeos / Performance evaluation of broilers fed diets containing probiotic and different nucleotides levels

objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o desempenho de frangos de corte alimentados com ração contendo um probiótico comercial e diferentes níveis de nucleotídeos. Foram utilizados 1050 pintos de 01 dia, machos da linhagem Ross 308 totalizando trinta e cinco aves por boxe, em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado com cinco repetições por tratamento. As aves foram criadas até 42 dias de idade, e receberam as rações experimentais a base de milho e farelo de soja contendo 6 níveis de nucleotídeos (0; 100; 200; 300; 400 e 500 gramas por tonelada de ração). Os nucleotídeos foram utilizados na fase inicial (1 a 21 dias) e fase de crescimento (22 a 35 dias). Durante a fase final (36 a 42 dias) os nucleotídeos foram removidos da ração . Houve melhora linear no desempenho dos frangos no período de 1 a 21 dias, indicando que, quanto maior o nível de nucleotídeos na dieta, maior o peso corporal das aves. A conversão alimentar também melhorou linearmente nesse período à medida que aumentou o nível de nucleotídeos na ração. O peso no período de 35 dias, também teve um comportamento linear, semelhante ao período de 1 a 21 dias, indicando que, o nível de nucleotídeos na ração melhorou o desempenho. A concentração plasmática de acido úrico demonstrou efeito quadrático no período de 1 a 21 dias, indicando 231,59 gramas de nucleotídeos por tonelada de ração, como o melhor, em níveis mínimos de ácido úrico, por outro lado, no período de 35 dias de idade, estimou-se o nível de 208,99 g de nucleotídeos por tonelada de ração; como o melhor em níveis mínimos de ácido úrico no sangue. No período final (35 a 42 dias) e período total (1 a 42 dias de idade) não foi possível o observar efeito dos contrastes testados neste trabalho.(AU)

The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of broilers fed diets containing a commercial probiotic and different levels of nucleotides. One thousand and fifty chicks 1-d male were reared in a randomized experimental design with five replications of each treatment, distributed in 30 experimental boxes with 35 birds each. The diets contained corn and soybean meal with six different nucleotídes levels (0; 100; 200; 300; 400 and 500 grams for ton of ration), and the different nucleotides levels were used in the initial phase (1 to 21 days of age) and growth phase (22 to 35 days of age). During the final phase (36 to 42 days) nucleotides were removed from the feed. There was improvement on broilers performance in the period from 1 to 21 days of age, demonstrating proportionality between nucleotides level in the diet of broilers and body weight of the birds. Feed conversion at 21 days of age was directly proportional to nucleotides level in the diet. Body weight at 35 days of age, also had a linear behavior, similar to the period from 1 to 21 days, indicating that the nucleotides level in the feed improved the performance. Plasma uric acid concentration demonstrated quadratic effect at 21 days of age, showing that 231,59 grams of nucleotides for ton of feed had the minimum level of plasma uric acid concentration. At 35 days of age, concentration of 208,99 g of nucleotides for ton of feed had the minimum level of plasma uric acid concentration. No effects were observed in the final period (35 to 42 days of age) and total period (1 to 42 days of age) it was not demonstrated effect of the contrasts tested in this study.(AU)

Composição química, valores de energia metabolizável e aminoácidos digestíveis de subprodutos do arroz para frangos de corte / Chemical composition, metabolizable energy and digestible amino acids values of rice by-products for broilers

Dois experimentos foram conduzidos para determinar a composição química, os valores de energia e os coeficientes de digestibilidade dos aminoácidos, do farelo de arroz integral (FAI) e da quirera de arroz (QA). No primeiro estudo, foram utilizadas 144 aves, com 21 dias de idade, machos, linhagem Cobb, que tiveram suas excretas totalmente coletadas para determinação da energia metabolizável aparente (EMA) e energia metabolizável aparente corrigida (EMAn). O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, com três tratamentos e seis repetições, com oito aves cada. No segundo experimento, foi utilizado o método de alimentação forçada para a determinação dos coeficientes de digestibilidade dos aminoácidos. O delineamento foi inteiramente casualizado, com dois alimentos e um jejum e seis repetições com um galo cada. Os valores de MS, PB, EE, FB, EMA e EMAn foram, respectivamente, para FAI: 88,6 por cento; 11,8 por cento; 15,3 por cento; 10,2 por cento; 2968kcal kg-1 e 2804kcal kg-1 e para QA: 93,5 por cento; 9,1 por cento; 0,73 por cento; 0,45 por cento; 3338kcal kg-1 e 3239kcal kg-1. Os valores médios encontrados dos coeficientes de digestibilidade de aminoácidos essenciais e não essenciais foram, respectivamente, de 75,9 por cento e 73,9 por cento, para FAI, e 77,9 por cento e 76,5 por cento, para QA. Embora tenham apresentado níveis inferiores de energia, FAI e a QA podem ser utilizados nas rações de aves em substituição ao milho, uma vez que tiveram níveis maiores de proteína bruta e aminoácidos digestíveis.

Two experiments were conducted to determine the chemical composition, energy and the digestibility coefficients of the amino acids of the whole rice meal (WRM) and broken rice (BR). In the first trial, one hundred forty four broilers, 21 days of age, male, of Cobb strain had their excreta totally collected in order to determine the apparent metabolizable energy (AME) and corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn). The experimental design was completely randomized, with three treatments and six replicates with eight birds each one. In the second trial, it was used the forced feeding method with cecectomized cockerels to determine the digestibility coefficients of the amino acids. The design was entirely randomized, with two feeds and one fasting and six replicates with one bird each one. The values of DM, CP, EE, CF, AME and AMEn were, respectively, to WRM: 88.6 percent; 11.8 percent; 15.3 percent; 10.2 percent; 2968kcal kg-1 and 2804kcal kg-1 and to BR: 93.5 percent; 9.1 percent; 0.73 percent; 0.45 percent; 3338kcal kg-1 and 3239kcal kg-1. The average values of digestibility coefficients of essential and non-essential amino acids were, respectively, 75.9 percent and 73.9 percent to WRM and 77.9 percent and 76.5 percent to BR. The WRM and the BR can be used in the diets of broilers in substitution to the corn, however showed lower metabolizable energy levels, had higher levels of crude protein and digestible amino acid.

Efeitos de diferentes relações dietéticas de energia metabolizável: proteína bruta e do peso inicial de pintos sobre o desempenho e o rendimento de carcaça em frangos de corte fêmeas / Effect of differents dietary relationship metabolizable energy: crude protein and the initial weight of chicks on the performance and yield of carcass in females broilers

O estudo foi realizado para verificar o efeito de diferentes relações dietéticas de energia metabolizável: proteína bruta e do peso inicial de pintos de corte de 01 sobre o desempenho e rendimento de carcaça em frangos de corte. Foram utilizados 640 pintos, fêmeas, de uma linhagem comercial para corte (Cobb). O delineamento experimental utilizado foi de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 2 x 2, sendo empregados dois níveis de peso de pintos de 01 dia (38g e 46g) e dois níveis de relação EM:PB (Alto – 149,8; 174,4 e; 194,4 e, Baixo – 130,0;150,0 e; 166,7, para ração inicial, crescimento e final, respectivamente) totalizando, assim, 4 tratamentos, cada um com 4 repetições de 40 aves, criados até 48 dias de idade. Foram avaliados o Consumo de Ração (CR), Ganho de Peso (GP), Conversão Alimentar (CA) durante o período experimental e, Rendimento de Carcaça e Rendimento de Cortes (Asa, coxa+sobrecoxa, peito, cabeça, pé e dorso) no final doperíodo experimental. Nas variáveis CR e GP não foram observados efeitos significativos (P>0,05) em nenhum dos tratamentos e períodos. Na variável CA, observou-se efeito significativo (P<0,05)no período de 1 a 35 dias de idade onde as aves alimentadas com adieta com Relação EM:PB baixa apresentaram uma pior conversão alimentar, independente do peso inicial. No rendimento de carcaça houve efeito significativo (P<0,05), onde as aves com maior peso inicial obtiveram uma melhor porcentagem de rendimento quando receberam, durante todo o período de criação, dietas com relação EM:PB alta

This study was accomplished to verify the effect of the differents dietary relationship metabolizable energy: crude protein and the initial weight of chicks on the performance and yield of carcass in broilers. There were used 640 female chickens of the commercial ancestry (Cobb). A completely randomized trial was applied, in factorial outline 2x2, with two levels of chicks’ weight (38g and 46g) and two levels of relationship ME:CP(High - 149,8; 174,4 e; 194,4 and, Low - 130,0; 150,0 e; 166,7, for the initial, growth and end ration, respectively), totalizing 4 treatments, each one of them with 4 repetitions of 40 chicks, ranging until 48 days ofage. There were evaluated the Feed Intake (FI), Weight Gain (WG), Feed Conversion (FC) and Mortality, during all the experimental period and, performance and chemical composition of carcass in the end of the experimental period. There was no significant difference (P>0,05) in feed intake and weight gain in the tested treatments. However, there was significant difference (P<0,05) at the FC, when the broilers were fed with Low Relationship ME:CP ration and showed the worst result, independent of the initial weight, during the 1 to 35 days of age. In the composition of carcass there was significant effect (P<0,05), where the high initial weight broilers fed with High Relationship ME:CP ration showed better results

Efeitos de diferentes relações dietéticas de energia metabolizável: proteína bruta e do peso inicial de pintos sobre o desempenho e o rendimento de carcaça em frangos de corte fêmeas / Effect of differents dietary relationship metabolizable energy: crude protein and the initial weight of chicks on the performance and yield of carcass in females broilers

O estudo foi realizado para verificar o efeito de diferentes relações dietéticas de energia metabolizável: proteína bruta e do peso inicial de pintos de corte de 01 sobre o desempenho e rendimento de carcaça em frangos de corte. Foram utilizados 640 pintos, fêmeas, de uma linhagem comercial para corte (Cobb). O delineamento experimental utilizado foi de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 2 x 2, sendo empregados dois níveis de peso de pintos de 01 dia (38g e 46g) e dois níveis de relação EM:PB (Alto 149,8; 174,4 e; 194,4 e, Baixo 130,0;150,0 e; 166,7, para ração inicial, crescimento e final, respectivamente) totalizando, assim, 4 tratamentos, cada um com 4 repetições de 40 aves, criados até 48 dias de idade. Foram avaliados o Consumo de Ração (CR), Ganho de Peso (GP), Conversão Alimentar (CA) durante o período experimental e, Rendimento de Carcaça e Rendimento de Cortes (Asa, coxa+sobrecoxa, peito, cabeça, pé e dorso) no final doperíodo experimental. Nas variáveis CR e GP não foram observados efeitos significativos (P>0,05) em nenhum dos tratamentos e períodos. Na variável CA, observou-se efeito significativo (P<0,05)no período de 1 a 35 dias de idade onde as aves alimentadas com adieta com Relação EM:PB baixa apresentaram uma pior conversão alimentar, independente do peso inicial. No rendimento de carcaça houve efeito significativo (P<0,05), onde as aves com maior peso inicial obtiveram uma melhor porcentagem de rendimento quando receberam, durante todo o período de criação, dietas com relação EM:PB alta.(AU)

This study was accomplished to verify the effect of the differents dietary relationship metabolizable energy: crude protein and the initial weight of chicks on the performance and yield of carcass in broilers. There were used 640 female chickens of the commercial ancestry (Cobb). A completely randomized trial was applied, in factorial outline 2x2, with two levels of chicks weight (38g and 46g) and two levels of relationship ME:CP(High - 149,8; 174,4 e; 194,4 and, Low - 130,0; 150,0 e; 166,7, for the initial, growth and end ration, respectively), totalizing 4 treatments, each one of them with 4 repetitions of 40 chicks, ranging until 48 days ofage. There were evaluated the Feed Intake (FI), Weight Gain (WG), Feed Conversion (FC) and Mortality, during all the experimental period and, performance and chemical composition of carcass in the end of the experimental period. There was no significant difference (P>0,05) in feed intake and weight gain in the tested treatments. However, there was significant difference (P<0,05) at the FC, when the broilers were fed with Low Relationship ME:CP ration and showed the worst result, independent of the initial weight, during the 1 to 35 days of age. In the composition of carcass there was significant effect (P<0,05), where the high initial weight broilers fed with High Relationship ME:CP ration showed better results.(AU)

Efeito dos ácidos lático e butírico, isolados e associados, sobre o desempenho e morfometria intestinal em frangos de corte / Effect of lactic and butiric acids , isolated and associated, on performance and intestinal morfometric in broilers

A avicultura nacional tem sofrido constantes desafios, tendo como objetivo ampliar o mercado consumidor do frango de corte ao redor do mundo. Cada mercado apresenta exigências diferentes, como no caso do mercado europeu que estabelece a exclusão dos antibióticos como promotores de crescimento na alimentação dos frangos. Em função deste fato, realizou-se este estudo, com o objetivo de avaliar o uso dos ácidos lático e butírico, isolados e associados, como aditivos em dietas de frangos de corte, em relação ao promotor de crescimento usualmente utilizado nas dietas dos mesmos. Foram avaliados o desempenho e a morfometria intestinal das aves. Utilizaram-se 1400 pintinhos machos da linhagem comercial Ross, divididos em cinco tratamentos (controle - sem aditivo; com adição de ácido butírico; com adição de ácido lático; com adição de ácido butírico+ ácido láctico; com adição do antibiótico avilamicina, promotor de crescimento tradicionalmente utilizado na criação de frangos de corte. Os resultados de desempenho indicaram que a interação dos ácidos foi significativa na fase inicial, entretanto não ocorreu um efeito aditivo dos ácidos, sendo o uso do ácido butírico mais recomendável durante essa fase. Já na fase de crescimento, a interação foi significativa com um efeito aditivo, recomendando seu uso nas rações de crescimento. Os resultados obtidos nas analises de morfometria intestinal não foram conclusivos. Em termos gerais, requerem-se mais estudos quanto ao uso dos ácidos orgânicos como promotores de crescimento.

During the last years, the national poultry keeping has suffered constant challenges, having as objective to diversify the consuming market of the broiler to around of the world. However, each market presents different requirements, as in the case of the European market that establishes the exclusion of antibiotics as promotional of growth in the feeding of the broilers. Aiming at this problematic one, this study was become fullfilled, with the objective to analyze the results of the association of the butyric and lactic acids as additives in the ration of broilers, in comparison to the results gotten for the usually used promoters of growth in the diets of broilers. They had been evaluated: the animal performance, humoral immunology and intestinal morfometric of the birds. 1400 male chickens of the commercial ancestry Ross had been used, dividing them in five groups with different treatments to that if it relates to the additive use. Being a group it has controlled absent of additive, a group with butyric acid, a group with lactic acid, the fourth group with the association of butyric and lactic acids, and the fifth group with avilamicina (antibiotic) as promotional of traditionally used growth in the production of broilers. The performance results had indicated that the interaction of acid ones was significant in the initial phase, mean while did not occur an additive effect of acid ones, being the use of the butyric acid separately more recommendable during this phase. Already in the growth phase, the interaction was significant with an additive effect, recommending its use in the rations of growth. In accordance with the average headings of antibodies gotten in the study, the interaction was significant in the third sampling and showed a synergic effect of acid ones, being the combination of acids in question a powerful modulator of the humoral immunity. Meanwhile, the results gotten in the analyses of intestinal morfometric had not been conclusive. In general terms, one requires more organic acid studies that confirm the use of as the promotional ones of growth.

Efeito dos ácidos lático e butírico, isolados e associados, sobre o desempenho e morfometria intestinal em frangos de corte / Effect of lactic and butiric acids, isolated and associated, on performance and intestinal morfometric in broilers

A avicultura nacional tem sofrido constantes desafios, tendo como objetivo ampliar o mercado consumidor do frango de corte ao redor do mundo. Cada mercado apresenta exigências diferentes, como no caso do mercado europeu que estabelece a exclusão dos antibióticos como promotores de crescimento na alimentação dos frangos. Em função deste fato, realizou-se este estudo, com o objetivo de avaliar o uso dos ácidos lático e butírico, isolados e associados, como aditivos em dietas de frangos de corte, em relação ao promotor de crescimento usualmente utilizado nas dietas dos mesmos. Foram avaliados o desempenho e a morfometria intestinal das aves. Utilizaram-se 1400 pintinhos machos da linhagem comercial Ross, divididos em cinco tratamentos (controle - sem aditivo; com adição de ácido butírico; com adição de ácido lático; com adição de ácido butírico+ ácido láctico; com adição do antibiótico avilamicina, promotor de crescimento tradicionalmente utilizado na criação de frangos de corte. Os resultados de desempenho indicaram que a interação dos ácidos foi significativa na fase inicial, entretanto não ocorreu um efeito aditivo dos ácidos, sendo o uso do ácido butírico mais recomendável durante essa fase. Já na fase de crescimento, a interação foi significativa com um efeito aditivo, recomendando seu uso nas rações de crescimento. Os resultados obtidos nas analises de morfometria intestinal não foram conclusivos. Em termos gerais, requerem-se mais estudos quanto ao uso dos ácidos orgânicos como promotores de crescimento.(AU)

During the last years, the national poultry keeping has suffered constant challenges, having as objective to diversify the consuming market of the broiler to around of the world. However, each market presents different requirements, as in the case of the European market that establishes the exclusion of antibiotics as promotional of growth in the feeding of the broilers. Aiming at this problematic one, this study was become fullfilled, with the objective to analyze the results of the association of the butyric and lactic acids as additives in the ration of broilers, in comparison to the results gotten for the usually used promoters of growth in the diets of broilers. They had been evaluated: the animal performance, humoral immunology and intestinal morfometric of the birds. 1400 male chickens of the commercial ancestry Ross had been used, dividing them in five groups with different treatments to that if it relates to the additive use. Being a group it has controlled absent of additive, a group with butyric acid, a group with lactic acid, the fourth group with the association of butyric and lactic acids, and the fifth group with avilamicina (antibiotic) as promotional of traditionally used growth in the production of broilers. The performance results had indicated that the interaction of acid ones was significant in the initial phase, mean while did not occur an additive effect of acid ones, being the use of the butyric acid separately more recommendable during this phase. Already in the growth phase, the interaction was significant with an additive effect, recommending its use in the rations of growth. In accordance with the average headings of antibodies gotten in the study, the interaction was significant in the third sampling and showed a synergic effect of acid ones, being the combination of acids in question a powerful modulator of the humoral immunity. Meanwhile, the results gotten in the analyses of intestinal morfometric had not been conclusive.(AU)

Morfometria do oviduto de poedeiras comerciais semipesadas submetidas a diferentes métodos de muda forçada / Morphometry of the oviduct of the brown egg layer hens submitted different methods of molt induction

Este experimento foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar a morfometria do oviduto de poedeiras submetidas a diferentes métodos de indução de muda forçada. Duzentas e oito aves com 58 semanas de idade foram distribuídas em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro tratamentos (método Califórnia, dieta com alto teor de zinco, dieta com baixo cálcio e com baixo sódio) e quatro repetições de 12 aves cada. Avaliou-se a biometria do oviduto no início do experimento, no 28°. dia e em três períodos subseqüentes à realização da muda forçada, analisando-se o peso corporal da ave, a percentagem do oviduto e do ovário, o número de pregas do magno e do istmo e o comprimento das diferentes partes que compõem o oviduto. No período pós-muda, as características macroscópicas do oviduto não sofreram influência dos tratamentos estudados.

This experiment was aimed at evaluating the performance, oviduct morphometric, hormone concentration and bone density in laying hens submitted of the different methods of molt induction. Two hundred-eight laying hens, 58 weeks of age, were randomly divided into four treatments groups (california method, diet of high-zinc, diet of low-calcium and diet of low-sodium) and four replicates. The experiment evaluated biometrics characteristics on day 1, 28 of the experiment and in three periods postmolt: body weight, ovary percentage, oviduct percentage, number of folds of the magnum and isthmus, and length of the different parts of oviduct. In the postmolt period, the morphometric analysis of the birds were not affected by any of the experimental treatments.