Abstract

CELIS DEL AGUILA, William; CELIS PINEDO, William; AGUILAR VASQUEZ, José Virgilio  and  VASQUEZ MACEDO, Hernando. Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) meal as a substitute for soybean cake and its effect on the productive performance of broilers. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.3, e18723. ISSN 1609-9117.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i3.18723.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) meal as a partial substitute for soybean cake on the productive performance of broiler chickens in the finishing phase. The study included 336 21-day-old Cobb chickens in four treatments with three replications: T =0%, T =5%, T =10%, and T =15% soybean cake replacement with velvet bean. The feed consumption of T2 and T3 chicks was significantly lower than in the control group (p<0.05), but similar to T1. Feed conversion was similar between the three velvet bean treatments, but T presented a better conversion than T0 (p<0.05). Carcass percent and body weight gain were similar among treatments. The highest economic returns were obtained in T (S/. 1.75 per chicken) and T (S/. 1.73), closely followed by the other treatments. It is concluded that 10% velvet bean meal can be used in the feed ration without affecting the productive performance.

Keywords : carcass; feed intake; finishing phase; body weight gain.

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