Use of available crop by-products as alternative bedding materials to wheat straw for rearing broilers

Farghly, M. F. A.; Mahrose, Khalid; Cooper, Ronald A.; Metwally, Khaled A.; Abougabal, Mohammed Sh.; El‐Ratel, Ibrahim T.

doi:10.1016/j.animal.2021.100260

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“…According to the authors' descriptions, straw was less favorable regarding FPD. Similar conclusions were reported by Farghly et al 43 comparing wheat straw to alternative materials (clover straw, cornstalk chips, sugarcane top chips, chopped palm spines, and corn ear husks). Lower FPD incidence in broilers kept on pellets was also reported by Kheravii et al 16 .…”

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Chopped straw and coffee husks affect bedding chemical composition and the performance and foot pad condition of broiler chickens

Biesek

Banaszak

Grabowicz

et al. 2023

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Bedding material is a crucial environmental factor for chickens. Coffee husks are waste from the industry that could be reused. The study aimed to analyze the chemical composition of various bedding types and assess their impact on the performance characteristics of broiler chickens and the incidence of footpad dermatitis (FPD). Ross 308 broilers were used in the study. Birds were divided into 3 groups (216 chickens, 72 per group). Group 1 was kept on chopped straw (S). Group 2 was kept on coffee husks (CHs), and the 3rd group (PB) was kept on pellet bedding made from S and CHs in a 1:1 ratio. The dry matter (DM), crude fiber (CF), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) content, and the pH of the bedding were analyzed. Production results were examined during 42 days of rearing. FPD was assessed on a point scale. The tissue composition of the carcasses and qualitative physicochemical characteristics of the meat (pH, color, water holding capacity, drip loss) and bone-breaking strength were analyzed. Straw had a higher CF content. In total, the highest N content in CHs was noticed. P content was lower in the S, and K was the highest in the CHs group, followed by S and PB. The pH of the bedding was lower in the CHs group, higher in PB, and highest in S bedding. The DM was decreasing within the days of rearing. A significant interaction was demonstrated between the type of bedding and rearing days on the bedding (manure) composition. On days 1–14, FCR deteriorated in the PB group compared to the S group. The presence of FPD was significantly lower in the PB group than in the others. In the PB group, chickens had a higher slaughter yield than in the S group and a lower weight and liver share than in the CHs group. The weight and proportion of abdominal fat were higher in the group kept on S than on CHs. It can be concluded that coffee husks as a component of pellets had a beneficial effect on reducing FPD in chickens and their slaughter yield and enriched bedding with nutrients, which with poultry manure, could be a good fertilizer for agricultural soils after rearing. It could be recommended to use pelleted bedding.

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confidence: 88%

Chopped straw and coffee husks affect bedding chemical composition and the performance and foot pad condition of broiler chickens

Biesek

Banaszak

Grabowicz

et al. 2023

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“…In addition, suitable bedding materials should be devoid of harmful contaminants such as toxins, molds, or pathogens, as birds are known to occasionally feed on the material provided [35,41]. A similar observation has been reported by Musa et al [42], who noted that birds could eat up to 4% of the provided litter.…”

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“…Farghly et al [35] have exhaustively enumerated that bedding materials should preferably be cheap, easily available, suitable for use as fertilizer, and comfortable enough to allow the birds to walk on them. An ideal bedding material should also have low moisture content (MC), high water adsorption capacity, reduced ammonia emissions and thermal conductivity, short drying time for quick release of absorbed water to prevent caked and wet bedding incidences, low pH to prevent the proliferation of pathogens in the litter, and a lightweight property for ease of handling [35,36].…”

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Differences in bedding material type could alter the growth performance of White Pekin ducks raised over 42 days

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“…Availability of these substances will continue to decline as a result of rapid growth in broiler production, limited natural resources, competition with other industries, expanding lignocellulosicbased biofuel production, gradual ban of the cage system, use in animal feed, etc. (Ramadan et al, 2013;Kuleile et al, 2019;Monckton et al, 2020;Diarra et al, 2021 andFarghly et al, 2021a).…”

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Effect of different types of available litter materials on the performance and welfare of broiler chicks

Abougabal

Taboosha

Shehata

2022

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This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of some locally available litter materials and their impacts on productivity, health status, carcass traits and welfare as well as the economic efficiency of broiler chickens reared on these types of litter. A total of 450 one-day-old Cobb 500 broiler chicks were randomly distributed into equal five experimental groups, three replicates each. The groups of five different litter materials were as follows; wood shaving (WD), wheat straw (WS), sand (SL), bean straw (BS) and rice husk (RH). Physical and physicochemical characteristics of litter types were measured at 7, 21 and 42 days of age. The results indicated that each type of litter had unique physical and physicochemical characteristics and affected the most studied traits. Compared to the other groups, WD and SL significantly improved growth performance (BWG, ADG, final LBW, FI, FCR and EPEI). Moreover, WD and SL improved (P < 0.05) the economic efficiency, behavior patterns, and birds’ welfare. It is concluded that among the available litter materials tested in this study, sand can be used as an alternative litter of straw- and rice husk-based litter for broiler chickens without adverse implications on birds’ performance and welfare.

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Use of available crop by-products as alternative bedding materials to wheat straw for rearing broilers

Cited by 10 publications

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Chopped straw and coffee husks affect bedding chemical composition and the performance and foot pad condition of broiler chickens

Chopped straw and coffee husks affect bedding chemical composition and the performance and foot pad condition of broiler chickens

Differences in bedding material type could alter the growth performance of White Pekin ducks raised over 42 days

Effect of different types of available litter materials on the performance and welfare of broiler chicks

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