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Using Some Available Palm Residues in new Valley as Alternative Bedding Materials for Raising Broilers

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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livestock sciences

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the some available plant residues as alternative litter materials in New Valley on the growth performance of broiler. The study included six groups of treatments, with three replicates for each treatment (3 replicates of 10 chicks each); (wheat straw, wood sawdust, rice hulls, corn stalks chips, chopped palm fiber and palm spines chips litters). Results of growth performance at final periods or at market age, shows significant differences (P≤0.05) was recorded among different litter types. In that broiler reared on wheat straw, corn stalks chips and palm spines chips litters had significant superiority body weight and gain over the broiler reared on wood sawdust, rice hulls and chopped palm fiber. Also, feed conversion of broiler reared on wheat straw, wood sawdust, corn stalks chips and palm spines chips litters had significant superiority values. No significant differences were found in dressed carcass, while, the lowest abdominal fat is observed for broilers raised on wood sawdust, corn stalks chips and chopped palm fiber litters. Broilers raised on wheat straw and wood sawdust had a significantly (P≤0.05) higher bursa percentage than those of birds raised on rice hulls and chopped palm fiber litters. The lowest leg problems score is observed for broilers raised on corn stalks chips litter in comparison with those raised on rice hulls and chopped palm fiber litters. In conclusion, corn stalks chips and palm spines chips can potentially be used as alternative litter materials for managing broilers in New Valley.

DOI

10.21608/jdea.2021.58962.1005

Keywords

Litter, Growth, carcass, Health, broiler

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Alm El-deen

MiddleName

Farghly

Affiliation

Poultry department, agricultural faculty, Assiut university

Email

farghly20002000@yahoo.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

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First Name

M.

Last Name

El-Kelawy

MiddleName

I.

Affiliation

Dept. Of Poultry Production, Fac. Of Agric., Univ. Of New Valley, Egypt

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City

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Orcid

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First Name

A.

Last Name

Kassab

MiddleName

Y.

Affiliation

Dept. Of Poultry Production, Fac. Of Agric., Univ. Of New Valley, Egypt

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City

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Orcid

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First Name

A.

Last Name

Hashem

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Dept. Of Poultry Production, Fac. Of Agric., Univ. Of New Valley, Egypt

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Volume

1

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

22470

Issue Date

2021-03-01

Receive Date

2021-01-20

Publish Date

2021-03-01

Page Start

50

Page End

58

Online ISSN

2735-4709

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https://jdea.journals.ekb.eg/article_153579.html

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Original Research

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1,575

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Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Desert and Environmental Agriculture

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https://jdea.journals.ekb.eg/

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Using Some Available Palm Residues in new Valley as Alternative Bedding Materials for Raising Broilers

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Created At

23 Jan 2023