Abstract

GUTIERREZ-CASTRO, Litsy L  and  HURTADO-NERY, Víctor L. Use of Tithonia diversifolia foliage meal in broiler feed. Orinoquia [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.2, pp.56-62. ISSN 0121-3709.  https://doi.org/10.22579/20112629.569.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of flour from foliage of Tithonia diversifolia as substitution of traditional source of protein in diets for broilers. We used 240 mixed fattening chicks of the Cobb distributed in a completely randomized experimental design with a 2 x 4 factorial arrangement, two cutting ages of 45 and 60 days, with four inclusion levels of 0, 5, 10 and 15% gold button flour, three repetitions and 10 birds per unit experimental. There was no effect of Tithonia levels on feed intake (P> 0,05), Tithonia levels influenced (p <0,05) weight gain and feed conversion. The results obtained in final weight show that the use of gold button foliage flour can be constituted as an alternative in the feeding of the broiler in inclusions ≤ 10% in the diet for the two stages of development and allows partially replacing a expensive raw material in the final stage.

Keywords : Tithonia; foliage; animal feeding.

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