Effects of Different Feed Withdrawals on Performance and Fecal Contamination of Carcass in Broiler Chickens


Authors

  • Mehmet Kenan Turkyilmaz Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
  • Ahmet Nazligul Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
  • Suheyla Turkyilmaz Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
  • Evrim Fidan Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2006.975.978

Keywords:

Broiler chicken, fecal contamination, feed withdrawal, performance

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of different feed withdrawal durations on some performance parameters in broilers and fecal contamination of carcass. A total of 150 day-old broiler chicks were randomly allocated to five groups of 30 in each had been consisted of the material. It was determined that feed withdrawal had significant effects on body weight at the 37th day (P< 0.01). As a part of digestive system, gizzard weight (with ingesta) has exhibited a statistically significant decrease (4.5 %) from 0 to 14 hours following the feed withdrawal (P< 0.001). It was observed that for zero and eight hours feed withdrawal, the mean numbers of coliform bacteria recovered from carcass were found as 5.28 log10 cfu/ml and 4.86 log10 cfu/ml, while 7.86 log10 cfu/ml and 7.35 log10 cfu/ml for caecum, respectively (P< 0.001).

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Published

2006-09-15

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 10 (2006)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Turkyilmaz, M. K., Nazligul, A., Turkyilmaz, S., & Fidan, E. (2006). Effects of Different Feed Withdrawals on Performance and Fecal Contamination of Carcass in Broiler Chickens. International Journal of Poultry Science, 5(10), 975–978. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2006.975.978