Abd EL-Haliem, H., Abdel-Ghany, A., ahmed, E., Abo-Samra, M. (2025). EFFECTS OF KELP SEAWEED (ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE DURING THE GROWING PERIOD OF AN IMPORTED HEAVY-WEIGHT-LINE OF BROAD BREASTED BRONZE TURKEYS. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.20807.1065
Haiam Sayed Abd EL-Haliem; Ahmed Mahmoud Abdel-Ghany; El sayed gamal ahmed; Maher Abd El-fattah Abo-Samra. "EFFECTS OF KELP SEAWEED (ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE DURING THE GROWING PERIOD OF AN IMPORTED HEAVY-WEIGHT-LINE OF BROAD BREASTED BRONZE TURKEYS". Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.20807.1065
Abd EL-Haliem, H., Abdel-Ghany, A., ahmed, E., Abo-Samra, M. (2025). 'EFFECTS OF KELP SEAWEED (ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE DURING THE GROWING PERIOD OF AN IMPORTED HEAVY-WEIGHT-LINE OF BROAD BREASTED BRONZE TURKEYS', Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.20807.1065
Abd EL-Haliem, H., Abdel-Ghany, A., ahmed, E., Abo-Samra, M. EFFECTS OF KELP SEAWEED (ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE DURING THE GROWING PERIOD OF AN IMPORTED HEAVY-WEIGHT-LINE OF BROAD BREASTED BRONZE TURKEYS. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.20807.1065
EFFECTS OF KELP SEAWEED (ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM) ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE DURING THE GROWING PERIOD OF AN IMPORTED HEAVY-WEIGHT-LINE OF BROAD BREASTED BRONZE TURKEYS
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 May 2025
1Animal Production Department, College of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
2Animal Production; college of Agriculture at Al-Ismailia; Suez Canal University; Egypt
Abstract
Abstract: This study investigated from potential using Ascophyllum nodosum (Kelp, a commercial form of that seaweed) as a natural feed additive and to evaluate the kelp supplementation effect on the growth performance, blood parameters, and meat quality in Broad Breasted Bronze (BBB a heavy strain selected line) commercial turkeys. Thirty-four imported BBB turkeys at 10 weeks of age were divided randomly into three treatments with two replicates (unequal numbers in some of these replicates). All birds were fed a basal diet (Control, C) and two groups (i.e. treatments 2& 3) were having their diets additionally supplemented with A. nodosum (Kelp) at 1% and 2% from 10 until 21wks. of age. Body weight, gain in weight and feed conversion have been generally improved, but feed intake has been slightly decreased by feeding those turkey broilers on the Kelp supported rations. Feeding on the tested seaweed diet improved significantly (P≤ 0.05) the percentage of eviscerated weight. Diets supported additionally with A. nodosum recorded generally the best blood parameters and meat quality measures compared to control. Both levels of Kelps seaweed supplementation (i.e. treatments 2& 3) recorded lowest blood figures, in varying degrees, of total proteins, AST, ALT, triglycerides, cholesterol and creatinine levels; while recorded highest blood values, at miscellaneous extents, of albumin and globulin. Significant treatment effects (P 0.05 or P 0.01) were detected on liver and blood uric acid and meat color quality (i.e. thigh meat lightness color, thighs and breast meat redness and yellowness colors). It seemed from the results that Kelp) A. nodosum) supplementation up to 2%, (i.e. treatments 2& 3), to basal diets would beneficially support growth performance, blood parameters, and meat quality of BBB turkey broilers. These effects are likely to make A. nodosum acts as promising potential growth promoter.
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