Valor nutricional do milho termicamente processado, usado na ração pré-inicial para frangos de corte Nutritional value of heat processed corn in formulating broiler pre-starter diet

Abstract

Foram conduzidos um ensaio de metabolismo para determinar o valor nutricional do milho termicamente processado (MP) e não-processado (MNP) e outro de desempenho para comparar o uso desses alimentos em dietas pré-iniciais para frangos de corte. Não foram observadas diferenças entre a digestibilidade da matéria seca (MS), do extrato etéreo, da proteína bruta e do amido e valores de energia metabolizável aparente dos tipos de milho avaliados. A energia metabolizável aparente corrigida do MP (3.537kcal/kg de MS) foi maior (PA digestibility trial was carried out to evaluate the nutrient digestibility of heat-processed corn (PC) and not processed corn (NPC). A trial was also carried out to evaluate the effect of PC and NPC in pre-starter diet on broiler performance from 1 to 42 days of age. The dry matter (DM), ether extract, crude protein and starch digestibilities and apparent metabolizable energy for PC were similar (P>0.05) to those observed for NPC. The corrected apparent metabolizable energy of PC (3,537kcal/kg of DM) was higher than NPC (3,411kcal/kg of DM). The treatments in the performance trial were T1- diet formulated with NPC, T2- diet formulated with PC, and T3 - isometric substitution of NPC for PC in T1 diet. The broiler fed on NRC diets showed lower feed consumption and weight gain:feed consumption ratio from 1 to 7 days of age than broiler fed on PC diets. The isometric substitution of NPC for PC in the pre-starter diet did not affect the performance of birds. No treatment effect on broiler performance from 1 to 42 days of age was also observed.

Keywords

• frango
• alimentação pré-inicial
• energia metabolizável
• milho gelatinizado
• broiler
• gelatinized corn
• metabolizable energy
• pre-starter feeding