Performance of female broiler breeders submitted to different feeding schedules



Título del documento: Performance of female broiler breeders submitted to different feeding schedules
Revista: Revista brasileira de ciencia avicola
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000279223
ISSN: 1516-635X
Autors: 1




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Institucions: 1Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Suinos e Aves, Concordia, Santa Catarina. Brasil
2Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
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Període: Sep-Dic
Volum: 5
Número: 3
Paginació: 197-201
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Nota breve o noticia
Enfoque: Experimental
Resumen en inglés The performance of Arbor Acres broiler breeders (1,296 females; 144 roosters) was evaluated when submitted to the following treatments (T): T1 = feeding at 6:30 a.m. (control); T2 = 50% feeding at 6:30 a.m. and 50% at 3:30 p.m. (dual feeding); T3 = feeding at 11:00 a.m.; and T4 = feeding at 3:30 p.m. Treatments were randomly distributed in 48 pens. There were 27 females and 3 males in each pen and 12 repetitions per treatment. Nutrition and management were as recommended for the commercial strain. It was evaluated age at first egg (AFE), total egg production (TEP), number of days with production above 80% (DAP80), laying peak (P), female mortality (MOR), and gross profit margin (GM) per hen. Data were submitted to analysis of variance and means were compared by Student's t-Test. TEP of T1 (186.3±2.3) and T2 (186.5±1.5) were higher (p<0.05) than that of other treatments. TEP of T3 (177.2±2) was the smallest (p<0.05), probably due to the less significant values of DAP80 (18.9±6.0 days) and P (81.36±0.95%). AFE was earlier (p<0.05) in T2 birds. Mortality was similar (p>0.10) among treatments. GM per hen was better (p<0.05) in T1 and T2 hens. Control and dual treatments were more efficient than other treatments. It was concluded that it is possible to change conventional feeding management's by the dual feeding system
Disciplines Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia
Paraules clau: Aves de corral,
Nutrición animal,
Zootecnia,
Pollos de engorda,
Horarios,
Rendimiento
Keyword: Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry,
Animal husbandry,
Animal nutrition,
Poultry,
Broilers,
Schedules,
Yield
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