CORN DISTILERS DRIED GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES AS FEED INGREDIENT FOR BROILER CHICKENS

M. Todorova, M. Ignatova, E. Petkov

Abstract: An experiment was conducted with 300 male broiler chickens, one-day old. The birds were allocated to three experimental groups. Two stage feeding system was applied – with starter and finisher mixture. The control group received standard compound feed. The first experimental group received diet contained 15% Dried distillers grains with soluble from corn (DDGSc). The second experimental group received diet contained for the starter period 15% DDGSc and for the rest of the experiment – 30% DDGSc.
DDGSc inclusion at level up to 15 or 30% did not affect broilers growth performance. Inclusion of 30% DDGSc in compound feeds resulted in significant increase in amount of abdominal fat by 21.4%. DDGSc did not affect other carcass parameters. In both experimental groups total serum cholesterol was significant decrease (by 12.5% for the first experimental group and 13.2% for the second experimental group, respectively).

Keywords: BROILER CHICKENS; CORN DISTILERS; FEED; GRAINS

Date published: 2017-03-15