Effects of Mesolites from Moghueieh Region and their Particles Size on Performance, Blood Biochemical Parameters and Nutrient Digestibility in Broiler Chickens

Document Type : Scientific - Research Articles

Authors

• javad golami ¹
• Mohammad hasan Fuladi ²
• Mohammad salarmoini ²

¹ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

² Department of Animal Science. College of Agriculture. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Kerman. Iran

10.22067/ijasr.v3i4.12546

Abstract

In this study the effects of mesolites from Moghueieh region and their particles size on performance, blood
biochemical parameters and nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens were evaluated. The experiment was
conducted on a completely randomized design with three treatments: without mesolite (control) and with fine
particle mesolite (passed of 1 mm sieve and stay in 0.225 mm sieve) or large particle mesolite (passed of 3.36
mm sieve and stay in 1.68 mm sieve). Mesolite added in amount of 2% in diet from 7 day of age. Results
indicated that chickens fed large particle mesolite showed reduced performance and fine particle mesolite had no
effect on broilers performance. When compared with the controls, body weight gains were significantly lower
for birds fed diets containing large particle mesolite. Birds fed large particle mesolite showed higher feed
conversion ratio. At the end of the experiment (42 day of age), control group had higher serum TG.
Concentration of serum HDL in chickens fed large particle mesolite was higher than control group. Level of
serum alkaline phosphatase, glucose, albumin, thyroxin, cholesterol, LDL and uric acid and digestibility of dry
matter and protein were not affected by treatments.

Keywords

• Mesolite
• Performance
• Biochemical parameters
• digestibility
• Broiler Chickens

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