Effect of unripe banana flour as a functional feed ingredient on growth performance, internal organ relative weight and carcass traits of broilers

Background Following the prohibition of in‐feed antibiotics, poultry nutritionists are increasingly interested in the use of functional feed. Unripe banana flour (UBF) contains significant amounts of oligosaccharides (which may act as prebiotics) and antioxidants, making it a potential functional fe...

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Published in:Veterinary medicine and science 2023-03, Vol.9 (2), p.851-859
Main Authors: Rahmawati, Oktafia Munita, Sugiharto, Sugiharto, Yudiarti, Turrini, Widiastuti, Endang, Wahyuni, Hanny Indrat, Sartono, Tri Agus, Agusetyaningsih, Ikania, Ayasan, Tugay
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed - analysis
Animals
Antibiotics
Antioxidants
banana flour
Bananas
Body Weight
Body weight gain
broilers
Carcasses
Chickens
Cultivars
Energy
Enzymes
feed conversion
Flour
functional feed
Gizzard
Juveniles
Meat
meat quality
Musa
Oligosaccharides
Organ Size
Original
POULTRY
Prebiotics
Probiotics
Proteins
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Summary:Background Following the prohibition of in‐feed antibiotics, poultry nutritionists are increasingly interested in the use of functional feed. Unripe banana flour (UBF) contains significant amounts of oligosaccharides (which may act as prebiotics) and antioxidants, making it a potential functional feed for broilers. However, research on the use of UBF as a functional feed ingredient for broilers is limited. Objectives The study investigated the effect of UBF with or without probiotic and multienzyme on growth, internal organ weight and carcass characteristics of broilers. Methods A total of 392 broiler chicks were distributed into 4 groups included CONT (chicks receiving control feed), UBF (chicks receiving 5% UBF in feed), UBFPRO (5% UBF plus 0.05% probiotics) and UBFZYM (5% UBF plus 0.05% multienzyme). Data on growth performance were weekly recorded, whereas data on internal organs and carcass were collected on day 38. Results Feed conversion ratio (FCR) was lower (p 
ISSN:2053-1095
2053-1095
DOI:10.1002/vms3.1070