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Effect of Incubation Time and Level of Fungus Myceliated Grain
Supplemented Diet on the Growth and Health of Broiler Chickens |
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V. Hines,
W.L. Willis,
O.S. Isikhuemhen,
S.L. Ibrahim,
F. Anike,
J. Jackson,
S.L. Hurley and E.I. Ohiman |
Abstract:
A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different incubation
time and level of inclusion of Fungus Myceliated Grain (FMG) in diets of broiler
chickens. The nine different dietary treatments were as follows: (1) Control-No-FMG
(2) 5% FMG-14 d (3) 10% FMG-14 d (4) 5% FMG-28 d (5) 10% FMG-28 d (6) 5% FMG-42
d (7) 10% FMG-42 d (8) 5% FMG-56 d and (9) 10% FMG-56 d. Each diet was fed to
3 replicate pens of 10 chicks each in floor pens for 49 days. The 270 day-of-hatch
straight-run chicks were fed FMG that included Lentinula edodes, Cordyceps
sp. Ganoderam sp. and Pleurotus ostreatus incubated in grain
for 14, 28, 42, or 56 days. FMG protein percentage, live weights, Eimeria
oocyst, bifidobacteria counts, mortality, feed consumption, blood differential
and immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG) were evaluated in this experiment. Percent protein
between mushroom incubation periods differed significantly. Body weight results
showed that all experimental treatments were significantly (P<0.05)
different from treatment 1 (Control) for male broilers but did not differ with
the females, while the overall feed intake was significantly higher for the
control broilers. Fecal oocyst count showed only one treatment (2) differed
significantly (P>0.05) from treatment 1 (Control). Bifidobacteria counts
were highest in treatment 4 (8.071og10) when compared to the treatment 1 control
(7.691og10) at week 5. Some hematological analysis values showed some elevation
and decreased protein levels as the incubation time increased along with the
antibody IgA and IgG titers. The results from this study suggest that the incubation
time, mixture and level of FMG do not adversely affect growth and higher antibody
levels in broiler chickens could enhance health as percent protein decline with
increased beta-glucan and incubation time of the FMG.
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How to cite this article:
V. Hines, W.L. Willis, O.S. Isikhuemhen, S.L. Ibrahim, F. Anike, J. Jackson, S.L. Hurley and E.I. Ohiman, 2013. Effect of Incubation Time and Level of Fungus Myceliated Grain
Supplemented Diet on the Growth and Health of Broiler Chickens. International Journal of Poultry Science, 12: 206-211.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2013.206.211
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.206.211
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