Original scientific paper

Use of brewer’s yeast in feeding capons.

Nora Mas ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vlasta Šerman ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Horvat ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Eva Strakova ; Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, The Czech Republic
Hrvoje Valpotić ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Mikulec ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Mašek ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Pavel Suchy ; Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, The Czech Republic
Silvijo Vince ; Clinic for Reproduction and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The use of yeast in feeding capons was investigated. An Investigation was carried out on 40 capons of the hybrid line Ross 308, caponized at 28 days. For 22 weeks the capons were given feed and water ad libitum and kept in controlled zoo-hygienic conditions. The experimental capons obtained yeast in feed mixtures as protein feed, while the control capons were given commercial feed mixtures for fattening chickens with fish meal in the starter and oil grits in finisher 1 and finisher 2. The results of the study showed no statistically significant differences (P<0.05) between the final body weights of the capons, feed conversion, growth performance and share of breast weight in the carcass weight, which supports the conclusion that fish meal proteins can be successfully substituted with yeast proteins for feeding capons.

Keywords

capon; production results; yeas

Hrčak ID:

99869

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/99869

Publication date:

28.3.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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