A. R. Reginatto
Depto. de Medicina Veterin�ria - CCR Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
A. Menconi
Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR72701, USA
A. Londero
Depto. de Medicina Veterin�ria - CCR Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
M. Lovato
Depto. de Medicina Veterin�ria - CCR Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
A. Pires Rosa
Depto. de Zootecnia - CCR Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
S. Shivaramaiah
Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR72701, USA
A. D. Wolfenden
Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR72701, USA
W. E. Huff
Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
G. R. Huff
Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
N. C. Rath
Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
A. M. Donoghue
Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
B. M. Hargis
Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR72701, USA
G. Tellez
Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR72701, USA
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 0.2% dietary Aspergillus Meal (AM) on performance and bone parameters of neonatal turkey poults. A total of 200 day-of-hatch turkey poults were used for this experiment. Two dietary treatments, similar in energy and protein content differing only by the addition of 0.2% AM, were used. Poults were divided into 2 treatment groups with 25 birds per treatment and four replicates each. Group 1 received a basal non medicated control diet and group 2 received dietary AM. At the end of 30 d, poults were weighed, euthanized and tibias were collected to evaluate bone quality using an Instron shear press machine and bone parameters such as tibia weight, diameter, ash, calcium and phosphorus assays. Samples of distal ileum were collected and the content subjected to protein and energy analysis. Poults fed with dietary AM had a significant improvement in BW and feed conversion ratios (p<0.05). Distal ileum content showed significantly less concentration of energy and protein when compared with the poults receiving control diet. Tibia weight, diameter, breaking strength, ash, calcium and phosphorus were significantly higher in poults that received dietary AM prebiotic. These results suggest that the increase in performance and bone parameters in neonatal turkey poults fed with 0.2% AM, is improved upon feeding Aspergillus niger mycelium prebiotic.
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A. R. Reginatto, A. Menconi, A. Londero, M. Lovato, A. Pires Rosa, S. Shivaramaiah, A. D. Wolfenden, W. E. Huff, G. R. Huff, N. C. Rath, A. M. Donoghue, B. M. Hargis and G. Tellez, 2011. Effects of Dietary Aspergillus Meal Prebiotic on Turkey Poults Production Parameters and Bone Qualities. International Journal of Poultry Science, 10: 496-499.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2011.496.499
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2011.496.499
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2011.496.499
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2011.496.499
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