Litter characteristics and pododermatitis incidence in broilers fed a sorghum-based diet

Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola

Cmc Carvalho²  Fh Litz²  Ea Fernandes¹  Mm Silveira¹  Jm Da S Martins¹  La Fonseca¹  Ja Zanardo¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Uberlândia MG

关键词: Turkey;    Enteritis;    Viruses;    Poults;    Diagnosis;    calcium;    environmental impact;    phosphorus;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1516-635x1603291-296

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of footpad dermatitis and quality of broilers litter fed with sorghum grain and diets based in corn. It was used 544 male and female chicks, distributed in a completely randomized design with two treatments and eight replications. The chicken feed was formulated and produced from corn, soybean meal and sorghum grain. In the formulation were kept constant levels of energy and protein in accordance with the following treatments: A. Control (diet based on corn and soybean meal); B. Grain sorghum (Whole Sorghum + soybean meal). At 35 and 42 days were evaluated mineral matter (A %), calcium (Ca%), phosphorus (P%), pH and dry matter (DM %) of the poultry litter. To evaluate the footpad dermatitis were evaluated eight feet per treatment by visual analysis. At 35 and 42 days of age DM % MM (%), Ca (%) P (%) and pH of poultry litter no difference (p>0.05) was found between the treatments and the type of ingredient in the birds' diet is not related (p>0.05) with the incidence of footpad dermatitis. The incidence of footpad dermatitis and the quality of the litter weren't influenced by the type of the ingredient used in diet.

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