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    Effects of duration and level of feed restriction on performance and meat quality of broiler chickens

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    Two hundred and sixteen unsexed 14 days- old Marshall broiler chicks were used in a 3脳3 factorial experimental design to test the effect of restricting feed intake of birds by 0 %, 20 % and 40 % levels for 2, 4 and 6 weeks after two weeks of the starter phase. The unrestricted (control) treatments were fed ad libitum throughout the experiment. The experiment lasted for 42 days. Data were collected and calculated on weight gain, feed:gain, feed intake, mortality, proximate composition of meat and cost-benefit analysis. Data obtained were subjected to a 2-way analysis of variance. Results showed significantly higher (p<0.05) final weights in the unrestricted birds (control) compared to the restricted birds. Interaction between duration of restriction and level of restriction indicated that weight gain and feed intake significantly (p<0.05) reduced as duration and level of feed restriction increased. Feed:gain was significantly (p<0.05) different across the treatments with birds restricted at 40 % for 6 weeks having the best feed:gain (1.91). The mortality recorded was not significant (p>0.05) across duration and level of restriction. Abdominal fat decreased with increasing duration and level of restriction with birds on 40 % level and 6 weeks duration of restriction having the lowest fat content (0.20 %). Crude protein content of the breast muscle significantly increased while crude fat content of the breast muscle significantly decreased with duration and level of restriction. Crude fat content was lowest at 40 % level and 6 weeks duration of feed restriction. As level and duration of feed restriction increased, feed cost/ kg reduced. Birds restricted at 40 % level for 2, 4 and 6 weeks durations respectively had better cost benefit than birds restricted at 0 and 20 % levels for 2, 4 and 6 weeks durations. It can be concluded that the best feed:gain, lower abdomi- nal fat, higher protein and better cost benefit was achieved in birds restricted at 40 % for 6 weeks.Durante 42 d铆as, 216 pollos broiler Marshall, de 14 d铆as, fueron empleados en un dise帽o experi- mental factorial 3x3 para estudiar el efecto de la restricci贸n de la ingesti贸n de alimento en 0, 20 y 40 %, durante 2, 4 y 6 semanas en la fase de iniciaci贸n. El tratamiento control (no restringido) recibi贸 alimentaci贸n ad libitum durante todo el experimento. Se obtuvieron datos sobre ganancia de peso, alimento/peso, ingesti贸n, mortalidad, composici贸n de la carne y relaci贸n coste benefi- cio. Los datos obtenidos se sometieron a un an谩lisis de varianza de dos v铆as. Los resultados mostraron mayor peso final (p<0,05), en las aves sin restricci贸n, la interacci贸n duraci贸n*nivel de restricci贸n indic贸 que tanto la ganancia de peso como la ingesti贸n, se redujeron cuando aumenta- ron la duraci贸n y nivel de restricci贸n. La relaci贸n alimento/ganancia fue diferente (p<0,05) entre tratamientos siendo la mejor (1,91) en las aves con restricci贸n de 40 % durante 6 semanas. No hubo diferencias (p>0,05) en la mortalidad registrada. La grasa abdominal disminuy贸 al aumentar la duraci贸n y nivel de restricci贸n, alcanzando el menor contenido (0,20 %) en los niveles m谩s intensos de restricci贸n. El contenido proteico de la pechuga aument贸 y su contenido graso se redujo al aumentar el tiempo y nivel de restricci贸n. El contenido graso fue igualmente menor en los niveles mas intensos de restricci贸n. Cuando la restricci贸n se hac铆a mayor, el coste por kg produ- cido se reduc铆a. Las aves con restricci贸n del 40 % tuvieron en todo el tiempo mejor relaci贸n coste beneficio que las de control y las de restricci贸n del 20 %. Se puede concluir que con la restricci贸n del 40 % durante seis semanas se consigue mejor transformacion de alimento, menor grasa abdomi- nal, mayor cantidad de prote铆na, y mejor relacion coste beneficio
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