Influence of source of soybean meal and lysine content of the diet on performance and total tract apparent retention of nutrients in broilers from 1 to 36 days of age

The influence of soybean meal (SBM) source and total Lys content of the diet on performance and total tract apparent retention of nutrients was evaluated in broilers from 1 to 36 d of age. There were 6 treatments arranged factorially with 2 sources of SBM [regular SBM with 46.3% CP (R-SBM) and high-protein SBM with 48.6% CP (HP-SBM)] and 3 Lys:AME(n) ratios (Lys:ME; 380, 415, and 450 mg of total Lys:1,000 kcal of AME(n) from 1 to 21 d; and 312, 338, and 364 mg of total Lys:1,000 kcal of AME(n) from 22 to 36 d of age). From 1 to 36 d of age, broilers fed the HP-SBM diets had higher ADG and better feed:gain ratio (F:G) than broilers fed the R-SBM diets (P < or = 0.001). Both ADG and F:G improved (P < or = 0.05) with increases in the Lys:ME ratio. From 1 to 21 d of age, ADG and F:G (P < or = 0.001) were improved when the Lys:ME ratio increased and the benefits were more pronounced with the diets based on R-SBM. From 22 to 36 d of age, increasing the Lys:ME ratio from 312 to 338 increased ADG (P < or = 0.05) and F:G (P < or = 0.01), but no further improvements were observed when the ratio was increased to 364. The total tract apparent retention of DM and gross energy of the diets were higher (P < or = 0.05) for the HP-SBM than for the R-SBM diets. An increase in the Lys:ME ratio reduced organic matter and N retention (P < or = 0.05). The improvements in growth performance and nutrient retention observed in broilers fed the HP-SBM diets with respect to those fed the R-SBM are consistent with a better availability of nutrients of the high-protein meal. In addition, the results indicate that Lys requirements of broilers are at least, 30, 20, and 8% higher from 1 to 10, 10 to 21, and 21 to 36 d of age, respectively, than current NRC recommendations.

Efeitos de planos nutricionais e de fontes de metionina sobre o desempenho, rendimento e composição de carcaças de frangos de corte

Para avaliar os efeitos de dois diferentes planos nutricionais de aminoácidos sulfurados totais (AAST) e de duas fontes de metionina nas rações de frangos de corte, foi realizado um experimento com 840 frangos machos, da linhagem agRoss 308. Os tratamentos foram definidos pelos planos nutricionais de AAST (normal e reduzido) e pelas fontes de metionina (DL-metionina e metionina hidroxianáloga - MHA) usadas nas rações. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente ao acaso, em arranjo fatorial 2x2, (duas fontes de metionina x dois planos nutricionais de AAST). Não foram encontradas diferenças entre os tratamentos para o consumo de ração, ganho de peso, viabilidade, rendimento de carcaça, porcentagem de peito e composição das carcaças e vísceras. As aves que receberam as rações com o plano normal de AAST apresentaram melhor conversão alimentar, e as que receberam ração contendo DL-metionina tiveram menor porcentagem de gordura abdominal. Concluiu-se que a substituição da DL-metionina pela MHA não afetou o desempenho, que o plano nutricional normal melhorou a conversão alimentar dos frangos de corte e que as fontes de metionina e os planos nutricionais de AAST não influenciaram o rendimento e a composição da carcaça e vísceras de frangos de corte.