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Performance of broiler chickens fed diets containing duckweed (Lemna gibba)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. T. Haustein ,
R. H. Gilman ,
P. W. Skillicorn ,
H. Hannan ,
F. Díaz ,
V. Guevara ,
V. Vergara ,
A. Gastañaduy  and
J. B. Gilman
A. T. Haustein
Affiliation:
Institute de Investigation Nutritional, Apartado 18–0191, Lima, Perú
R. H. Gilman
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of International Health, Division of Disease Control, 615 Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
P. W. Skillicorn
Affiliation:
PRISM, 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
H. Hannan
Affiliation:
Avicola Hannan, Av. del Ejército 1062, Lima, Perú
F. Díaz
Affiliation:
A.B. PRISMA, Las Artes 360, San Borja, Perú
V. Guevara
Affiliation:
Universidad National Agraria, Av. Universidad s/n, La Molina, Lima, Perú
V. Vergara
Affiliation:
Universidad National Agraria, Av. Universidad s/n, La Molina, Lima, Perú
A. Gastañaduy
Affiliation:
Institute de Investigation Nutritional, Apartado 18–0191, Lima, Perú
J. B. Gilman
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of International Health, Division of Disease Control, 615 Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Summary

Titan broiler chickens kept in batteries at the Universidad Agraria, Lima, were fed diets containing duckweed (Lemna gibba) in proportions of 0, 10, 15 and 25%. The weight gain of broilers fed 15% duckweed was similar to that of the controls; 25% duckweed in the diet resulted in a significant decrease in feed consumption and weight gain.

To determine if Titan and Arbor Acres broiler chickens could be maintained on duckweed diets under commercial conditions, birds were fed diets containing 0 and 5% duckweed. Female birds (Titan and Arbor Acres) fed diets containing 5 % duckweed showed increased final weights. The pigmentation of all birds receiving the diet containing duckweed was significantly increased.

Duckweed used at levels of up to 15 % in the diets of broiler chickens could represent an important protein source for poultry feed in developing countries where soyabean meal or fish-meal are not available.

Type
Animals
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 122 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 285 - 289
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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