Health conditions of broliers fed fruit residues

• Grant number: 17/22490-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2017
• End date: November 30, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Elisa Helena Giglio Ponsano
• Grantee: Mariana Maria Branco Rosetti
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMVA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araçatuba. Araçatuba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The proposal of the present research project is to utilize residues from fruits industrialization in broilers diets. Once these residues contain bioactive compounds, we intend to investigate the action of these substances on the animals health indicators. In order to assess it a totally randomized design experiment will be conducted, with four treatments: positive control (PC) - diet without antioxidant; negative control (NC) - diet containing antioxidant; 5% guava (G) - diet containing guava residues from juice processing at 5% and no antioxidant; and 5% pineapple (P), diet containing pineapple residues from juice processing at 5% and no antioxidant. The broilers will be raised in batteries during 21 days and slaughtered. During bleeding, blood will be collected for the analysis of the antioxidant status and biochemical parameters and the caecal content will be collected for the analysis of the intestinal microbiota. Results will be analyzed by ANOVA and Duncan test at 5% probability. (AU)