Effect of replacing soybean meal with malted chocolate drink’s spent grain on productive performance of broilers
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The results of this study revealed that the soybean meal (SBM) substitution with malted chocolate drink’s spent grain (SG) at the levels of 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% resulted in a decrease in body weight gain (BW gain), average daily gain (ADG) and daily feed intake (DFI) as the percent of SG increased. However, broilers fed 30% SG had BW gain, and ADG and DFI like those of the control group (p>0.05) and had a slightly lower feed conversion ratio than the control group but the differences were not statistically significant (p>0.05). For carcass composition, the results revealed that the percentage of breast meat in the 20% and 30% SG groups, as well as the percentage of tenderloin in all SG groups were greater than those in the control group (p<0.05). Whereas, no differences were found between treatments with regards to whole carcass weight, eviscerated carcass weight and carcass percentage as well as wing, thigh, drumstick and abdominal fat (% of whole carcass weight) (p>0.05). Moreover, SG did not significantly affect survival rate and hematological characteristics including PCV, RBC and WBC. In conclusion, SG can be used in broiler diets as a replacement for SBM at the level of 30%.
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