Effect of crude fibre additives ARBOCEL and VITACEL on the physicochemical properties of granulated feed mixtures for broiler chickens

Jakub Urban; Monika Michalczuk; Martyna Batorska; Agata Marzec; Adriana Jaroszek; Damian Bień

doi:10.5713/ab.23.0218

Animal Bioscience (Feb 2024)

Effect of crude fibre additives ARBOCEL and VITACEL on the physicochemical properties of granulated feed mixtures for broiler chickens

Jakub Urban,
Monika Michalczuk,
Martyna Batorska,
Agata Marzec,
Adriana Jaroszek,
Damian Bień

Affiliations

Jakub Urban: Department of Animal Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, 02–786, Poland
Monika Michalczuk: Department of Animal Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, 02–786, Poland
Martyna Batorska: Department of Animal Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, 02–786, Poland
Agata Marzec: Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, 02–776, Poland
Adriana Jaroszek: RETTENMAIER Polska Sp.z o.o, Warsaw, 02-366, Poland
Damian Bień: Department of Animal Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, 02–786, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.23.0218
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 37, no. 2
pp. 274 – 283

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Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the physicochemical properties (nutrient composition, pH, water content and activity, sorption properties) and mechanical properties (compression force and energy) of granulated feed mixtures with various inclusion levels of crude fibre concentrates ARBOCEL and VITACEL for broiler chickens, i.e. +0.0% (control group - group C), +0.3%, +0.8%, +1.0%, +1.2%. Methods The feed mixtures were analyzed for their physicochemical properties (nutrient composition by near-infrared spectroscopy, pH with the use a CP-401 pH meter with an IJ-44C glass electrode, water content was determined with the drying method and activity was determined with the Aqua Lab Series 3, sorption properties was determined with the static method) and mechanical properties (compression force and energy with the use TA-HD plus texture analyzer). The Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer (GAB) model applied in the study correctly described the sorption properties of the analyzed feed mixtures in terms of water activity. Results The fibre concentrate type affected the specific surface area of the adsorbent and equilibrium water content in the GAB monolayer (p≤0.05) (significantly statistical). The type and dose of the fibre concentrate influenced the dimensionless C and k parameters of the GAB model related to the properties of the monolayer and multilayers, respectively (p≤0.05). They also affected the pH value of the analyzed feed mixtures (p≤0.05). In addition, crude fibre type influenced water activity (p≤0.05) as well as compression energy (J) and compression force (N) (p≤0.001) (highly significantly statistical) of the feed mixtures. Conclusion The physicochemical analyses of feed mixtures with various inclusion levels (0.3%, 0.8%, 1.0%, 1.2%) of crude fiber concentrates ARBOCEL or VITACEL demonstrated that both crude fiber types may be used in the feed industry as a feedstuff material to produce starter type mixtures for broiler chickens.

Published in Animal Bioscience

ISSN: 2765-0189 (Print); 2765-0235 (Online)
Publisher: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: https://www.animbiosci.org/index.php

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