Effect of Different Proportion of Lucerne Meal in Broiler Chickens

Abstract

We carried the feeding experiment with broiler chickens ROSS 308. The experiment was contained from two groups. In each group were 100 pcs broiler chickens. We research in the experiment the efficiency of lucerne meal with proportion 2% and 6% in feed mixtures. The lucerne meal contains protein 164 g per kg, fiber 257 g per kg, lysine 6.95 g per kg, methionine 2.4 g per kg, methionine + cysteine 4.1 g per kg, threonine 6.66 g per kg, thryptophane 2.1 g per kg, metabolizable energy 4.0 MJ per kg and carotenoids content 293.0 mg per kg. The broilers body weight was increased 1738.4 g in group with proportion of lucerne meal 2% in feed mixtures. The proportion of proportion 6% lucerne meal in feed mixtures decreased a body weight of the broiler chickens on level 1552.8 g. The differences of body weight between groups of the broiler chickens were statistically significant (P<0.05). Lucerne meal contains fiber, which increases the overall percentage of fiber in the compound, resulting in worse feed utilization.

Keywords

• lucerne meal
• nutrient
• feed mixture
• broiler chicken
• body weight