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| Author(s): |
Camila Leão Silveira da Silva
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2011-01-07 |
| Examining board members: |
José Fernando Machado Menten;
Evandro de Abreu Fernandes;
Valdomiro Shigueru Miyada
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| Advisor: | José Fernando Machado Menten |
| Abstract | |
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effects of increasing levels of glycerin from biodiesel production in rations on the performance, carcass characteristics and moisture litter of broilers. The trial used 1575 Cobb male chicks. The chickens 1 day of age were weighed and allocated according to weight average to groups of 45 distributed in 35 pens in a completely randomized experimental design. Treatments were (0; 2,5; 5; 7,5 and 10%) glycerin inclusion with seven replicates per treatment. Was analyzed a contraction of glycerol, sodium, phosphorus, potassium and methanol from the crude glycerin in laboratory for formulate diets. Was considered the energy value of 4,100 kcal ME/ kg for the pure glycerol. The performance (liveweight, weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion and viability) were monitored weekly and at 43 days of age 70 broilers (14 broilers/ treatment) were sacrificed for evaluation of carcass characteristics. The moisture of the litter was analyzed in each pen. At seven days, it was found a positive linear effect (P<0.05) on weight gain, body weight and feed intake, verifying that the inclusion up to 10% glycerin in the diet was efficient. At 21 days, it was found a linear reduction (P<0.05) on viability, cubic effect (P <0.05) on feed intake and quartic effect (P <0.05) on weight gain and body weight. Results using 5% glycerin in diet showed better performance. At 42 days, there was no significant effect on the performance variables (P> 0.05), although a substantial reduction of 130 grams in weight gain was observed in broilers fed 10% glycerin. There was no significant effect on carcass characteristics (P> 0.05), but increased linear effect (P <0.05) was observed on litter moisture with the inclusion of glycerin in the diet. The inclusion of 10% of glycerin up to seven days and 5% after that was flexible in diets for broilers. (AU) | |