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Impact of Storage on Chemical Composition of Wheat and Efficiency of Its Utilization in Broilers

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  • Urooj Anwar

    (Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Qamar Bilal

    (Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Farooq Khalid

    (Sub Campus T.T Singh, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Riaz Mustafa

    (Sub Campus T.T Singh, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Umar Farooq

    (Sub Campus T.T Singh, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Ashraf

    (Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Hassan Munir

    (Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Riaz

    (Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Mubasher Hussain

    (Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Munawar Hussain

    (Sind Feed and Allied Products, Karachi 75600, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Farhan Ayaz Chisti

    (Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

  • Abdul Rehman

    (Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Sargodha University, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Aziz ur Rahman

    (Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan)

Abstract

This present study was designed to evaluate the effect of storage duration (1.5 years and 2.5 years storage) on wheat quality and the impact of the inclusion of stored wheat in the diet of broilers on performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass parameters. A total of 560 one-day-old male broilers were randomly assigned to the 56 pens, and each pen had 10 birds. A corn-soybean-based diet was considered as the control diet and the other six dietary treatments were prepared by replacing corn of the corn-soybean diet with 50% and 100% replacement of fresh, 1.5-year stored, and 2.5-year stored wheat. The data of proximate composition of wheat represents that dry matter was improved ( p < 0.05) and acid detergent fiber was decreased in 2.5-year-old wheat ( p < 0.05). Performance parameters data represents that both in the starter phase and finisher phase, the replacement of corn with 50% and 100% fresh wheat in the diet significantly reduced the feed intake, nutrient digestibility, and body weight gain ( p < 0.05), and 100% replacement of corn with fresh wheat resulted in higher FCR ( p < 0.05). Based on the findings of this current study, it is concluded that the storage of wheat improves the performance of birds.

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  • Urooj Anwar & Muhammad Qamar Bilal & Muhammad Farooq Khalid & Riaz Mustafa & Umar Farooq & Muhammad Ashraf & Hassan Munir & Muhammad Riaz & Mubasher Hussain & Munawar Hussain & Muhammad Farhan Ayaz Ch, 2023. "Impact of Storage on Chemical Composition of Wheat and Efficiency of Its Utilization in Broilers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:9:p:7129-:d:1131712
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