L.Q. Nguyen
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T.Q. Vui
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H.T. Hue
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D.T. Hang
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A.C. Beynen
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ABSTRACT
In an attempt to lower feed costs of small-holder broiler production in the area of Hue City, Central Vietnam, we replaced part of the commercial concentrate component of the diet by locally available wheat brewing by-product. There were three experimental diets containing either 5, 10 or 15% brewing by-product. The three diets were fed on five small-holder farms to groups of 20 broilers each. The results show that beer by-product enhanced growth and improved feed efficiency. Slaughter carcass traits and the weights of breast and drumstick were enhanced by the feeding of beer by-product. The inclusion of 10% beer by-product in the diet increased the antibody titre against Newcastle disease when the birds were aged 9 weeks, but not when they were aged either 4 or 12 weeks. It is concluded that substitution of brewers` wheat for part of the concentrate component can render broiler diets less expense and more efficient.
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L.Q. Nguyen, T.Q. Vui, H.T. Hue, D.T. Hang and A.C. Beynen, 2004. Influence of Replacement of Concentrate by Beer By-product on Performance of Broilers in Central Vietnam . International Journal of Poultry Science, 3: 724-727.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.724.727
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2004.724.727
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.724.727
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2004.724.727