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Nutritional value of triticale for different classes of White Leghorn chickens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. S. Zombade ,
J. S. Chawla  and
J. S. Ichhponani
S. S. Zombade
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
J. S. Chawla
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
J. S. Ichhponani
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Summary

Three varieties of triticale (TL-238, TL-257 and TL-319) bred by the Plant Breeding Department of Punjab Agricultural University were studied for nutrient composition and metabolizable energy (ME) content for egg-type chicks. A feeding trial was also conducted to study the suitability of triticale as a replacement for maize in conventional high- and low-cereal diets for different classes of egg-type chickens.

The crude protein contents of TL-238, TL-257 and TL-319 were respectively 13·4,14·4 and 2·1%. Corresponding values for starch content were 51·5, 49·2 and 54·3%, respectively. ME in triticale varieties closely followed the trend of starch content. Accordingly TL-319 was higher in ME (13·58 MJ/kg D.M.) than TL-238 and TL-257 (12·91 and 12·49 MJ/kg D.M. respectively). There were no significant differences in body-weight gain or in food conversion of chicks fed diets containing different varieties of triticale. The substitution of triticale for maize in a conventional high-cereal diet improved growth and food conversion of starter chicks. In a low-cereal diet, however, triticale had an adverse effect on the growth rate and food conversion of starter chicks. At the end of 18 weeks of age, the differences in body-weight gain, food conversion and efficiency of protein utilization by chicks on all the treatments were not significantly different (P > 0·05). Results of the production phase showed that egg production, egg mass, food conversion and energetic efficiency were significantly (P < 0·05) improved by feeding triticale.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 101 , Issue 1 , August 1983 , pp. 113 - 118
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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