Performance of broilers and layers fed graded levels of sesame hull

Citation
Mt. Farran et al., Performance of broilers and layers fed graded levels of sesame hull, J APPL POUL, 9(4), 2000, pp. 453-459
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10566171 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
453 - 459
Database
ISI
SICI code
1056-6171(200024)9:4<453:POBALF>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Sesame hull (SB), a by-product of sesame cream manufacturing, is rich in me thionine, cystine, and calcium and is a moderate source of protein. Three s tudies were conducted to determine the effect of dietary levels of SH on th e performance of broilers and layers. In Studies 1 and 2, as dietary SH lev el increased up to 12%, the weight gain (WG) and feed conversion (FC) of 2- wk-old broilers were negatively affected to become significant at 12% level only. In Study 3, the 28% SH reduced both body weight (BW) and egg product ion (EP) and significantly increased the FC.-Feed intake (FI), egg weight ( EW), and Haugh unit score (HU) were not affected by SH levels. Yolk color ( YC) and shell thickness (ST) were significantly reduced by the 28% SH diet. The results of these studies indicate that SH, as such, is not recommended in broiler starter diets beyond a level of 8%, but may be used up to 14% i n layer diets without apparent ill effects.