Implications of the use of sorghum in broiler production

Garcia, Rodrigo Garófallo; Mendes, Ariel Antônio; Paz, Ibiara Correia de Lima Almeida; Komiyama, Cláudia Marie; Caldara, Fabiana Ribeiro; Nääs, Irenilza de Alencar; Mariano, W s

doi:10.1590/s1516-635x2013000300013

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“…The results of our study are consistent with previous reports of others (Garcia et al, 2013;Torres et al, 2013;Stringhini et al, 2009;Rocha et al, 2008;Santos et al, 2006) who did not find any differences in feed intake, weight gain or feed conversion when evaluating the growth performance of broilers fed sorghum as partial corn replacement in diets. Zarghi and Golian, (2009) also, revealed that 50% corn replacement with triticale had no negative effect on broiler growth performance.…”

Section: Growth Performancesupporting

confidence: 93%

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Effects of dietary sorghum and triticale on performance, carcass traits and meat pH in broiler chickens

George¹,

Hăbeanu²,

Olteanu³

et al. 2017

Food & Feed Res

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ABSTRACT:The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary partial corn replacement by white sorghum (WS) or triticale (T) on growth performance, carcass parameters and pH of meat in broilers. One-day-old unsexed Cobb 500 broilers (n=600) were randomly assigned to 3 groups with 4 replicates per treatment. The broilers were fed with isocaloric and isonitrogenous corn-soybean meal control diets (C), corn-WS-soybean meal diets (WS) or corn-T-soybean meal diets (T) for 35 days. The WS or T partially replaced corn; proportions in diets were 275.4 g/kg or 284.0 g/kg (starter), 307.0 g/kg or 308.2 g/kg (grower) and 332.7 g/kg or 335.0 g/kg (finisher). Results showed that performance (body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio) or carcass traits (carcass yields, breast, leg, wings, liver and abdominal fat percentage) at 35 d were not affected by the inclusion of WS or T in diets. The pH values of breast (Pectoralis major) and thigh (Biceps femoris) muscle at 30 min and 24 h after slaughter were not influenced by the dietary treatments. In conclusion, partial corn replacement with white sorghum or triticale are suitable options for broiler chicken diet, with no adverse effects on growth performance, carcass characteristics or meat pH, as important quality parameters.

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Section: Growth Performancesupporting

confidence: 93%

“…The pH values obtained were in the normal limits for this parameter (5.7-5.96 for breast and 6.0-6.2 for thigh meat; Fletcher et al, (2000). Similarly, Garcia et al, (2013) reported that partial substitution of corn by sorghum in the diet did not influence breast and thigh meat pH values.…”

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confidence: 93%

Effects of dietary sorghum and triticale on performance, carcass traits and meat pH in broiler chickens

George¹,

Hăbeanu²,

Olteanu³

et al. 2017

Food & Feed Res

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“…Corn is the main energetic ingredient in diets for birds, and its price rises in the off-season, so sorghum is generally used as a corn substitute. However, sorghum is low in pigments (Laganá, Pizzolante, Turco, Moraes, & Saldanha, 2012;Garcia et al, 2013), making necessary an artificial pigment inclusion in rations. Although the pigment content in PPF was not very high, it was sufficient to increase the yolk colour.…”

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<b>Pequi peel flour in diets for Japanese quail

Oliveira

Silva

Marchesin³

et al. 2016

Acta Sci. Anim. Sci.

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ABSTRACT. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of pequi peel flour (PPF) in the diet of laying Japanese quails on their productive performance and on the quality and cost of the eggs produced. A total of 160 quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments and five replicates with eight birds each. Treatments consisted of different levels of PPF (0, 1, 2 and 3%) in a commercial diet based on sorghum. Evaluated parameters were productive performance (daily feed intake, laying rate, egg weight, egg mass and feed conversion rate), egg quality (yolk, albumen and eggshell weight and measures, yolk colour, ash and calcium content of eggshell, specific weight, Haugh unit, and nutrient content of the egg) and average cost of the production. PPF did not affect (p > 0.05) productive performance and nutritional composition, quality or average cost of the eggs; however, yolk colour was linearly increased (p < 0.05) with the PPF levels in the diets. It was concluded that PPF might be included in the commercial diets of Japanese quails up to 3% due to the improvement in yolk colour.Keywords: alternative feed for quails, Caryocar brasiliense Camb., pequi by-product.Farinha de casca de pequi em dietas para codornas japonesas RESUMO. Este estudo foi realizado para avaliar os efeitos da farinha de casca de pequi (FCP) em dietas para codornas japonesas sobre o desempenho produtivo, a qualidade dos ovos e o custo dos ovos produzidos. Foram distribuídas 160 codornas (Coturnix coturnix japônica) em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado com quatro tratamentos e cinco repetições com oito aves cada. Os tratamentos consistiram de níveis de FCP (0, 1, 2 e 3%) em ração comercial à base de sorgo. Os parâmetros avaliados foram o desempenho produtivo (consumo de ração diário, taxa de postura, peso do ovo, massa de ovo e conversão alimentar), a qualidade do ovo (peso e medidas de gema, albúmen e casca dos ovos, cor da gema e teores de minerais e de cálcio da casca do ovo, peso específico, unidade Haugh e teor de nutrientes dos ovos) e o custo médio da produção. A FCP não afetou (p > 0,05) o desempenho produtivo, a composição nutricional, a qualidade e o custo médio dos ovos, entretanto, a cor da gema aumentou linearmente (p < 0,05) devido ao aumento dos níveis de FCP nas dietas. Concluiu-se que a FCP pode ser incluída nas dietas comerciais para codornas Japonesas até 3% por melhorar a cor da gema.Palavras chave: alimento alternativo para codornas, Caryocar brasiliense Camb., subproduto do pequi.

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“…According to Carolino et al (2014), among the researched options, the one that most closely matches the nutritional characteristics of the corn is sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L. Moench). The cost of the sorghum grain is between 70% and 80% of corn grain and technically can replace up to 100% of corn in broilers (Fernandes et al, 2002;Garcia et al, 2005;Rocha et al, 2008;Garcia et al, 2013) and layers (Moreno et al, 2007;Assuena et al, 2008) diets, not affecting performance.…”

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Effect of Sorghum Based Nutritional Programs on Performance, Carcass Yield and Composition of Breast in Broilers

Silveira

Martins

Litz

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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An experiment was conducted to compare three nutritional programs, which were developed with tannin-free grain sorghum based diets, evaluating performance, carcass yield and bromatological composition of the pectoral muscle of broilers. A total 1360 chicks mixed (50:50), from one to 42 days old Hubbard Flex Broilers, were housed in a completely randomized design consisting of treatments and 10 replicates each, distributed as follows: three programs with whole sorghum grain based diets (nutritional program with daily adjustment, nutritional program with every three days adjustment and nutritional program with four stages and a program with ground and whole sorghum grain based feed (four stages). The cumulative performance was evaluated at, 21 and 42 days, determining feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion and viability. At 42 days, the yield of eviscerated carcass, breast (full and boneless), thighs/drumsticks and wings and breast composition were evaluated. Nutritional adjustments showed better feed conversion, did not affect the carcass, commercial cuts yield and had a good breast meat quality. It can be concluded that daily feed programs could be performed in poultry industry with the mixture of whole sorghum grains and concentrates directly on farms contributing to better logistics and feed transportation cost.

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Implications of the use of sorghum in broiler production

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Effects of dietary sorghum and triticale on performance, carcass traits and meat pH in broiler chickens

Effects of dietary sorghum and triticale on performance, carcass traits and meat pH in broiler chickens

<b>Pequi peel flour in diets for Japanese quail

Effect of Sorghum Based Nutritional Programs on Performance, Carcass Yield and Composition of Breast in Broilers

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