scholarly journals Niacin requirement of broilers fed maize - palm kernel meal based diets

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
R. A. Oloyo
Keyword(s):  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Broiler Chicks ◽  
Productive Performance ◽  
Nutrient Utilisation ◽  
Commercial Broiler ◽  
Kernel Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel Meal

A total of 350 day-old commercial broiler chicks were used in a trial aimed at estimating niacin requirement of broilers fed practical ration based on maize - palm kernel meal. The test diet was supplemented with varying levels of racin so that the rations had 15.0, 22.5, 30.0, 37.5, 45.0, 52.5 and 60.0 mg of the vitamin per kg of feed and were fed to 7 duplicate floor pens with 25 chicks each. The treatments were maintained for a period of 42 days. Estimation of live weight gain, feed intake, apparent utilisation of nitrogen, metabolizable energy, calcium and phosphorus and carcass characteristics, and the incidence of dermatitis and leg deformities showed that dietary niacin level of 37.5 mg/kg feed was adequate for achieving good nutrient utilisation, optimising productive performance and for maintaining good health. 

The nutrition of the bacon pig: X. The value of extracted palm-kernel meal in the feeding of the bacon pig

1945 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. E. Woodman ◽  
R. E. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Major Constituent ◽  
Considerable Difficulty ◽  
High Fibre ◽  
High Fibre Content ◽  
Kernel Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel Meal

From time to time during the course of the present war, pig feeders have reported that they have experienced considerable difficulty when making use of extracted palm-kernel meal as a major constituent of the rations of bacon pigs. This has been attributed partly to the lack of palatability of the extracted meal, which leads to a reduction in food consumption and a consequent depression in the rate of live weight increase, and partly to its high fibre content, which causes the ration to be somewhat bulky and of lowered digestibility and nutritive value. The present experiments were designed to throw light on these somewhat contentious matters, since little guidance is to be obtained from the scanty references to this subject in the scientific literature dealing with animal nutrition.

scholarly journals Performance and nutrient digestibility in broiler chicks as influenced by multienzyme addition to starter diets containing palm kernel meal

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.E. Aya ◽  
B.A. Ayanwale ◽  
A.T. Ijaiya ◽  
A. Aremu
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Nutrient Digestibility ◽  
Broiler Chicks ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Kernel Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel Meal ◽  
Enzyme Supplementation

This study was conducted to investigate the performance and nutrient digestibility in broiler chicks as influenced by multi-enzyme (Hemicell +Roxazyme G) addition to starter diets containing palm kernel meal. Nine experimental diets were formulated such that diet 1 which served as control contained 0 % PKM without enzyme supplementation. Diet 2, 3, 4 and 5 contained 10, 20, 30 and 40 % PKM levels respectively with multi-enzyme supplementation while diets 6, 7, 8 and 9 contained 10, 20, 30 and 40 % PKM inclusion levels respectively without multi-enzyme supplementation. Five hundred and forty (540) day old hybro broilers of mixed sex in ratio (1: 1) were randomly assigned to nine diets in a completely randomized design. Each treatment was replicated thrice with 20 birds per replicate. The experiment lasted 35 days. The results showed that nutrient digestibility in the control and 10 % PKM with enzyme supplementation were similar but were significantly (P<0.05) higher than other PKM diets with or without supplementation. There was significant (P<0.05) improvement in body weight and body weight gain and reduce feed intake with supplementation. Birds fed with 20 % PKM with enzyme showed similarity with control birds in all the performance parameters measured. Enzyme addition significantly (P<0.05) reduced cost of feed consumed at 30 % level of inclusion with PKM while cost per kilogram weight gain and cost of production were lower at 20 % PKM level.

Short Communication: Energy values and apparent total tract digestibility coefficients of copra meal and palm kernel meal fed to growing pigs

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. D. Jang ◽  
Y. Y. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Short Communication ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Basal Diet ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Copra Meal ◽  
Kernel Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel Meal

Jang, Y. D. and Kim, Y. Y. 2013. Short Communication: Energy values and apparent total tract digestibility coefficients of copra meal and palm kernel meal fed to growing pigs. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 93: 517–521. To determine energy values and coefficients of apparent total tract digestibility (CATTD) of copra meal (CM) and palm kernel meal (PKM), 24 growing pigs were fed a corn–soybean meal basal diet and the basal diet replaced by 300 g kg−1 of either CM or PKM. Copra meal had higher CATTD of gross energy (12%), dry matter (DM; 13%), neutral detergent fiber (16%), acid detergent fiber (23%), and crude fiber (79%; P<0.05) than PKM. Copra meal had a slightly higher digestible energy (DE) value than PKM (14.08 vs. 13.01 MJ kg−1 DM; P=0.067), but metabolizable energy (ME; 13.33 vs. 12.83 MJ kg−1 DM), net energy (7.97 vs. 7.36 MJ kg−1 DM), and ME:DE ratio did not differ between CM and PKM. Therefore, compared with PKM, CM can be a better source of dietary energy in swine diets as evidenced by higher CATTD of energy and fiber components.

INFLUENCE OF PHYTIC ACID AND CRUDE FIBRE ON THE AVAILABILITY OF MINERALS FROM FOUR PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS IN GROWING CHICKS

1977 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. N. NWOKOLO ◽  
D. B. BRAGG
Keyword(s):  
Phytic Acid ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Rapeseed Meal ◽  
Broiler Chicks ◽  
Crude Fibre ◽  
Phytic Acid Content ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Kernel Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel Meal

Commercial broiler chicks were used in a study to determine the influence of dietary phytic acid and crude fibre on the availability of Ca, Cu, Mg, Mn, P and Zn in palm kernel meal, soybean meal, cottonseed meal and rapeseed meal. Results showed that phytic acid content varied from 0.85 to 1.92% of the sample among ingredients that were tested. Crude fibre varied from 6.5% in soybean meal to 17.5% in palm kernel meal. The retention of all minerals was adversely affected by either phytic acid or crude fibre. Several minerals showed a significant inverse relationship to both phytic acid and crude fibre.

The value of palm kernel meal in finishing diets for pigs: 1. The effect of varying the proportion of protein contribution from blood meal and palm kernel meal on the performance and carcass quality of finishing pigs

1977 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. L. Fetuga ◽  
G. M. Babatunde ◽  
V. A. Oyenuga
Keyword(s):  
Blood Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Finishing Pigs ◽  
Large White ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Finishing Diets ◽  
Kernel Meal ◽  
Palm Kernel Meal

SUMMARYForty (20 barrows and 20 gilts) Large White and Landrace pigs allocated on the basis of litter origin, sex and initial weight to four treatment groups with mean initial weights of 50 kg were individually and semi-restrictedly fed to about 93 kg one of four diets containing 18·8, 28·5, 38·2 and 46·5% palm kernel meal (PKM) and 11·3, 8·4, 5·5 and 4·6% blood meal respectively such that the ratio of protein contribution to the diet from blood and palm kernel meals were 2·7:1, 1: 1·3, 1: 1·6 and 1: 2·30 for diets 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Growth performance was measured over the liveweight range of 50·93 kg at which latter weight the pigs were slaughtered for carcass evaluation. Live-weight gain and feed efficiency were highly significantly influenced by varying the levels of palm kernel meal and blood meal, the lowest level of palm kernel giving significantly the best rate and efficiency of gain. There was a tendency for carcass leanness to improve as the proportion of dietary protein supplied by palm kernel meal was increased, only the differences for lean meat percentage were however significant. Carcass cuts as percentage of total carcass did not appear to be influenced by the level of palm kernel meal in diets except for percentage fat cuts which decreased significantly (P < 0·05) as the dietary levels of palm kernel meal were increased.

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