Performance and economic analysis of broilers fed diets containing acerola meal in replacement of corn

Authors

  • Leonardo Henrique Zanetti Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Faculdade de Zootecnia
  • Gustavo do Valle Polycarpo Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal
  • André Luís Coneglian Brichi Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Faculdade de Zootecnia
  • Adriano Barbieri Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Faculdade de Zootecnia
  • Omar Jorge Sabbag Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Departamento de Fitotecnia, Tecnologia de Alimentos e Sócio Economia
  • Reinaldo Fernandes Cooke Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center
  • Valquíria Cação Cruz-Polycarpo Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Faculdade de Zootecnia
  • Raphael Fortes de Oliveira Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Faculdade de Zootecnia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.v51i3p224-232

Keywords:

alternate ingredient, broiler nutrition, by-products

Abstract

It was aimed with this research to evaluate the performance of broiler chickens fed diets containing increasing levels of acerola meal in replacement of corn and analyze the economic viability of that production system. A total of 980 day-old male Cobb chicks were used, allotted in a completely randomized design, with four treatments - inclusion levels (0%, 5%, 10% and 15%) of acerola meal in replacement of corn – and seven replications with 35 birds per experimental unit. The birds were weighed at 21 and 42 days of age to measure the performance data. In the period between 1 and 21 days of age, differences were observed in the feed intake and feed:gain only, in which the inclusion of acerola meal linearly decreased feed intake and improved feed:gain up to a level of 10.25%. For the total rearing period, the control treatment showed higher body weight. The feed:gain showed linear effect, worsening the results with increasing amounts of acerola meal in the diets. In the same period, there was no significant difference in feed intake and productive efficiency index. With regard to the economic analysis, it was found that the lowest final cost per broiler was observed in diets with 10% of acerola meal inclusion in replacement of corn.

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Published

2014-12-16

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How to Cite

Performance and economic analysis of broilers fed diets containing acerola meal in replacement of corn. (2014). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 51(3), 224-232. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.v51i3p224-232