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Effect of Mulberry Foliage (Morus alba) Meal on Growth Performance and Edible Portions in Hybrid Chickens
C. Olmo, Y. Martínez, E. León, L. Leyva, M. Nuñez, R. Rodríguez, A. Labrada, M. Isert, C. Betancur, M. Merlos and G. Liu
Corresponding Author: Yordan Martínez Aguilar
Submitted: May 15, 2012
Accepted: June 08, 2012
Published: August 20, 2012 |
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This study was conducted to determine the effect of mulberry foliage (Morus alba) meal on growth
performance and edible portions in hybrid chicken (camperos). A total of 400 birds of 1-day-old were used for
70 days according to a completely randomized design with four treatments, 10 replicates/treatment and 10
birds/replicate. The dietary treatments consisted in diets with inclusion levels of 0, 10, 20 and 30% of mulberry
foliage meal. No significant differences (p>0.05) were found between treatments for the viability and the sensory
quality; however, the inclusion of this feed depressed (p<0.05) the body weight at 42 and 70 days, feed intake, feed
conversion ratio, weight and yield of the carcass, breast and thigh plus leg compared with the control treatment.
Abdominal fat weight and yield decreased (p<0.05) in correspondence the level of inclusion of mulberry foliage
meal in diets. The results suggest experiments with 10% lower levels of foliage mulberry meal in diets of hybrid
chicken camperos for obtain a good growth performance and edible portions.
Key words: Birds, camperos, Morus alba, production performance, , ,
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C. Olmo, Y. Martínez, E. León, L. Leyva, M. Nuñez, R. Rodríguez, A. Labrada, M. Isert, C. Betancur, M. Merlos and G. Liu, . Effect of Mulberry Foliage (Morus alba) Meal on Growth Performance and Edible Portions in Hybrid Chickens. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, (4): 263-268.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-2908
ISSN (Print): 2041-2894 |
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