EFFECT OF MAGNETIC DRINKING WATER, FEED FORM AND IT’S RESTRICTED ON SASSO BROILERS. I. PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE | ||
| Egyptian Poultry Science Journal | ||
| Article 5, Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2017, Pages 1091-1104 PDF (184.96 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/epsj.2017.5381 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of using magnetic drinking water feed form with its restricted on the broilers (Sasso strain) chicks' performance: body weight (BW), daily body weight gain (DBWG), daily water consumption (DWC), daily feed consumption (DFC), feed conversion ratio (FCR), and mortality percentages (MR) during the whole experimental period of 8 weeks old. A total number of 1600 chicks unsexed Sasso broiler was used, divided into eight Treatments with two replicates for each treatments, in factorial experimental design 2 x 2 x 2. The results of present study shows highly significant differences (p≤0.001) between water treatments on BW at 8 weeks of age, where the birds drank magnetic water has heavier BW than those drank ordinary water. Also, feed form and restricted diet had significant differences on Sasso broiler BW, since those fed crumble diet or fed ad-libitum has heavier weight than those fed pellet diet or fed 90% amount of feed. The results of DBWG show a significant difference between all treatments studied, since magnetic water, pellet diet and ad libitum feeding has the superiority in this respect. Magnetic water and ad-libitum feeding significantly reduced (p≤0.001) DWC values, while the effect of feed form in this respect was insignificant. The only significant differences (p≤0.001) of DFC values was found between feeding treatments, since those fed ad-libitum has higher DFC (80.99 g) than those fed 90% amount of diet (70.63 g).The results of FCR indicates highly significant differences between water treatments, since those drink magnetic water have better FCR values compared with those drank ordinary water. Feed form has insignificant differences between FCR values, where both forms has equal value (2.31), however feed restriction has highly significant better FCR value (2.21) than those fed ad-libitum (2.41). In respect of MR, magnetic water treatment has significant (p≤0.05) higher MR than those of drink ordinary water. Feed forms have insignificant effect on MR, while the feed restriction has highly significant (p≤0.01) better MR value (2.06%) than ad-libitum feeding (3.44%). Also the results recommend the use of magnetic water with whatever pellet or crumble diet to improve final body weight of Sasso broilers. Pellet or crumble diet fed ad libitum can use with magnetic water to obtain higher Sasso broilers DBWG and TBWG values throughout the grow-out period. Magnetic water improved FCR of Sasso broilers and this positive effect was for both forms studied. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Magnetic water; feed from; feed restriction; Sasso performance | ||
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