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Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese

This study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding frequency on growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese from 28 to 70 D of age. In experiment 1, a total of 240 geese were distributed in a completely randomized design into 4 treatments and 6 replicate...

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Autores principales: Liu, Z.L., Xue, J.J., Huang, X.F., Luo, Y., Liang, M.R., Li, C.J., Wang, Q.G., Wang, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32988518
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.024
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author Liu, Z.L.
Xue, J.J.
Huang, X.F.
Luo, Y.
Liang, M.R.
Li, C.J.
Wang, Q.G.
Wang, C.
author_facet Liu, Z.L.
Xue, J.J.
Huang, X.F.
Luo, Y.
Liang, M.R.
Li, C.J.
Wang, Q.G.
Wang, C.
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description This study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding frequency on growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese from 28 to 70 D of age. In experiment 1, a total of 240 geese were distributed in a completely randomized design into 4 treatments and 6 replicates of 10 birds each. The treatments were free access to the feeder (ad libitum) and access to the feeder 3, 4, and 5 times daily. Geese fed 3 times daily had a lower (P < 0.05) BW, ADG, and ADFI and a higher (P = 0.064) feed conversion ratio (FCR) from 28 to 41 D of age compared with the other groups. Geese fed 4 times daily had a higher (P < 0.05) ADG and ADFI and a lower (P < 0.05) FCR from 42 to 55 D of age compared with ad libitum fed geese. Geese fed 3 times daily had a higher (P < 0.05) ADG from 56 to 69 D of age than geese fed ad libitum and 4 times daily. No differences (P > 0.05) in BW, ADFI, ADG, and FCR were observed between ad libitum and feeding frequency groups from 28 to 69 D of age. Carcass traits and gastrointestinal development were not affected (P > 0.05) by feeding frequency. In experiment 2, the apparent nutrient digestibility in geese from 71 to 77 D of age fed using different feeding frequencies was determined using the total fecal collection method. Feeding frequency did not affect (P > 0.05) the apparent digestibility of DM, CP, crude ash, calcium, phosphorous, or ether extract in geese. Our study demonstrates for the first time that compensatory growth can be gained by enhancing feed intake when a lower feeding frequency is imposed on geese. Both ad libitum feeding and fixed feeding frequency for 3 to 5 times daily are suitable for geese from 28 to 70 D of age to achieve optimum production.
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spelling pubmed-75981452020-11-03 Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese Liu, Z.L. Xue, J.J. Huang, X.F. Luo, Y. Liang, M.R. Li, C.J. Wang, Q.G. Wang, C. Poult Sci Management and Production This study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding frequency on growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese from 28 to 70 D of age. In experiment 1, a total of 240 geese were distributed in a completely randomized design into 4 treatments and 6 replicates of 10 birds each. The treatments were free access to the feeder (ad libitum) and access to the feeder 3, 4, and 5 times daily. Geese fed 3 times daily had a lower (P < 0.05) BW, ADG, and ADFI and a higher (P = 0.064) feed conversion ratio (FCR) from 28 to 41 D of age compared with the other groups. Geese fed 4 times daily had a higher (P < 0.05) ADG and ADFI and a lower (P < 0.05) FCR from 42 to 55 D of age compared with ad libitum fed geese. Geese fed 3 times daily had a higher (P < 0.05) ADG from 56 to 69 D of age than geese fed ad libitum and 4 times daily. No differences (P > 0.05) in BW, ADFI, ADG, and FCR were observed between ad libitum and feeding frequency groups from 28 to 69 D of age. Carcass traits and gastrointestinal development were not affected (P > 0.05) by feeding frequency. In experiment 2, the apparent nutrient digestibility in geese from 71 to 77 D of age fed using different feeding frequencies was determined using the total fecal collection method. Feeding frequency did not affect (P > 0.05) the apparent digestibility of DM, CP, crude ash, calcium, phosphorous, or ether extract in geese. Our study demonstrates for the first time that compensatory growth can be gained by enhancing feed intake when a lower feeding frequency is imposed on geese. Both ad libitum feeding and fixed feeding frequency for 3 to 5 times daily are suitable for geese from 28 to 70 D of age to achieve optimum production. Elsevier 2020-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7598145/ /pubmed/32988518 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.024 Text en © 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Poultry Science Association Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Management and Production
Liu, Z.L.
Xue, J.J.
Huang, X.F.
Luo, Y.
Liang, M.R.
Li, C.J.
Wang, Q.G.
Wang, C.
Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese
title Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese
title_full Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese
title_fullStr Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese
title_full_unstemmed Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese
title_short Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese
title_sort effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance, carcass traits, and apparent nutrient digestibility in geese
topic Management and Production
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32988518
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.024
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