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Research
5.
Effect of supplementation of manno-oligosaccharide and b-glucans
on maize based meal on commercial broilers - R.C.Shendare, M.A. Gongle, A.B. Rajput, B.V.Wanjari, S.M.
Mandlekar
Vet World. 2008; 1(1): 13-15
Abstract
A
study with 200 vencobb broilers was carried out to compare the
effect of the use of Manno-Oligosaccharide & b-glucans of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall or growth promoter ( AGRIMOSŪ
) feed in the diet @ 1Kg /ton of feed to the broiler. Diets were
based on maize meal. A completely randomized experimental design
was used, and the obtained data were evaluated by analysis. The
following parameters were measured: feed intake, daily weight
gain, feed conversion ratio, and mortality. After 6 weeks of
fattening, the avg. live weight of broilers in the experimental
group was 1821.11g, while the average live weight of broilers in
control group was 1712.22g (P<0.01). Supplementation of Manno-Oligosaccharide
& b-glucans preparation influence the achievement of higher live
weights of broilers from the experimental group (5.37%),
compared to the control and enhanced feed conversion (8.45%). It
was concluded that the effect of the inclusion of Manno-Oligosaccharide
& b-glucans in the diet shows significantly higher body weight
gain & improvement in feed efficiency as compared to the control
diet.
Keywords:
Broiler diets, alternative growth promoters, additives in
broiler diets.
