Abdelaziz, M. (2025). IMPACT OF PELLET BINDER ON BROILER PERFORMANCE AND FEED PROCESSING ECONOMICS. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.52243.1127
Mrwan Abdelaziz Mahmoud Abdelaziz. "IMPACT OF PELLET BINDER ON BROILER PERFORMANCE AND FEED PROCESSING ECONOMICS". Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.52243.1127
Abdelaziz, M. (2025). 'IMPACT OF PELLET BINDER ON BROILER PERFORMANCE AND FEED PROCESSING ECONOMICS', Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.52243.1127
Abdelaziz, M. IMPACT OF PELLET BINDER ON BROILER PERFORMANCE AND FEED PROCESSING ECONOMICS. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.21608/epsj.2025.52243.1127
IMPACT OF PELLET BINDER ON BROILER PERFORMANCE AND FEED PROCESSING ECONOMICS
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 May 2025
Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Total number of 216 one-day-old, unsexed Hubbard broiler chicks were used to study effects of pellet binder level and pelleting diameter on productive performance, carcass measurements, and economic efficiency. In the present study, birds were distributed over 6 groups, each group comprised of 36 chicks in 6 replicates of 6 chicks each. Experimental diets were control (T1) basal diet (BD) that is pelleted in standard diameter (SD) with addition of calcium lignosulfonate (CL) 2 Kg/ Ton; (T2) BD pelleted in SD with CL 4 Kg/ Ton; (T3) BD pelleted in SD with CL 8 Kg/ Ton; (T4) BD pelleted in a diameter thicker that SD by 1.0 mm (SD+1) with CL 2 Kg/ Ton; (T5) BD pelleted in SD+1 with CL 4 Kg/ Ton; and (T6) BD pelleted in SD+1 with CL 8 Kg/ Ton. Results showed that all parameters of productive performance; live body weight (LBW), daily weight gain (DWG), daily feed intake (DFI), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were not significantly affected (P>0.05) by dietary treatments. Also, values of growth efficiency; relative growth rate (RGR), performance index (PI), production efficiency factor (PEF), protein conversion ratio (PCR), and energy conversion ratio (ECR) indicated no significant differences (P>0.05) within all tested groups. Moreover, data of carcass traits; dressed carcass, abdominal fat, giblets, total edible parts showed significant similarity (P>0.05) among all treatments. Additionally, data of economic evaluation showed better economic efficiency with birds fed T2, T5, or T6 diets when compared to those of other groups. It could be concluded that using CL as a pellet binder in SD conditions, could be more beneficial with inclusion level of 4 Kg/ Ton. Moreover, it is advised to include CL at 8 Kg/ Ton in diets only when pelleting feed at SD+1 as these conditions positively maintained performance and carcass of birds.
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