Utilizing Salvinia molesta as Alternative Protein Source in Broiler Diet and the Effect on Performance, Breast Muscle and Abdominal Fat

Abstract

05). Maximum mean body weight gain per bird/day (34.39 g) was achieved by chickens on control diet which was statistically significant to birds fed Salvinia molesta diets. However, chickens on diet T1 also attained a significantly higher body weight gain (28.22 g) to treatments T2 (22.30 g) and T3 (19.33 g). Better feed conversion ratio was observed with chickens fed the control (4.01) and T1 (4.85) which were similar while deteriorating feed conversion ratio was observed with T2 (6.27) and T3 (7.14) which were similar. The difference between the former and latter treatment groups was significant (P<0.05). Maximum mean final live weight (1758.72 g) was gained with chickens on control diet followed by T1 (1573.56 g), T2 (1371.03 g) and T3 (1226.60 g)

Economical Performances and Cholesterol Profiles due to the Incorporation of Salvinia molesta in the Diets of Kampong Chicken

“…Feed ingredients that compete with food needs cause an increase in price. This condition requires us to look for alternatives of animal feed that are cheap and locally available to maintain the stability of future poultry production (FAO, 2010;Nampoothiri, 2017). Both the producers and researchers should identify alternative feed resources, especially the ones which are naturally and abundantly available in the environment, relatively cheap to produce, eco-friendly, and pose less competition with human nutrition and other industrial applications.…”

“…Both the producers and researchers should identify alternative feed resources, especially the ones which are naturally and abundantly available in the environment, relatively cheap to produce, eco-friendly, and pose less competition with human nutrition and other industrial applications. The need for alternative feeds with these criteria has encouraged the utilization of Salvinia molesta (Gena et al, 2014;Mukherjee et al, 2010). S. molesta is a water weed that is easily found in the rice field, lake, and pond.…”