Chemical composition and nutritive value of kapok seed meal for broiler chickens.
1. Mechanically extracted kapok (Ceiba pentandra) seed meal (KSM) contained 324 g crude protein, 97 g ether extract, 289 g fibre, 94 g ash, 128 g available carbohydrates, 3-8 g calcium, 11 g phosphorus, 10.4 g cyclopropenoid fatty acids and 15 g tannins per kg. 2. In a 4 x 2 factorial experiment, KSM was incorporated in broiler starter and finisher feeds at 0, 30, 60 and 90 g/kg, replacing sunflower meal (SFM) w/w; without and with multi-enzyme supplementation. 3. No significant differences were noticed between treatments in body weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion efficiency, mortality or carcase yields. 4. Multi-enzyme (amylase, endoxylanase, hemicellulase, beta-glucanase, pectinase, phytase and protease) supplementation did not improve the growth performance of broilers fed on the KSM diets.
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Department of Poultry Science, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, India. dnarahari@scientist.com
Asha Rajini
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D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D035164:Ceiba / Q000737:chemistry; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011897:Random Allocation; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013634:Tannins / Q000032:analysis
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D013634:Tannins