Efficiency of expanded compound feed application for broiler chickens

Abstract

The intensification of animal husbandry is accompanied by an increase in demand for high-quality compound feed, which largely determines the level of development and economics of animal husbandry, especially industrial, specialized livestock farms. Reducing feed costs is one of the key challenges. Its solution is impossible without the rational use of grain and other raw materials, the introduction of modern innovative technologies and equipment at feed mills. Barothermal treatment of the grain mixture in the expander reduces bacterial contamination, completely destroys coliform bacteria, E. coli, mold fungi and salmonella. The technology for the production of expanded feed for broiler chickens was developed in the course of the work. Broiler chickens of the Smena 7 cross were used as the object of the study. It was found that the chicken palatability of the expanded compound feed developed with the help of the optimization program "Korm Optima Expert" improved and at the age of 28 days their live weight increased by 2.5–3 times in groups,  chickens that received grits from granular expandate having the highest indicator (915 g). At the end of the experiment 42-days old chickens of the control group had a live weight of 2246 g, and the chickens that received granulated expandate - 2574 g. The average daily gain in live weight of chickens was 66.4 g, which is 7.9% higher than in the control group. The results of the control slaughter of chickens showed an increased yield of meat in chickens treated with expanded pellets (69.5%) compared to the control (67.6%). The best indicators of the productivity of broiler chickens of the Smena 7 cross were obtained when feeding compound feed in the form of grains from granulated expandate in the first period of cultivation and granulated expandate in the second period of cultivation.