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| Field | Value |
| Title | Effect of feeding chitin on poultry |
| Names |
Nair, K.G.R.
Mathew, P.T. Madhavan, P. Prabhu, P.V. |
| Date Issued | 1993 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | Chitin in 0.25 and 0.5% level incorporated in a commercial poultry feed (control) was fed to broiler chicks and the weight gain was studied in comparison with control feed. The birds fed on diet containing 0.5% chitin showed significant increase in weight and decrease in feed conversion ratio. Analysis of the data showed that addition of 0.5% chitin in the commercial diet resulted in doubling the profit of the farmer. Weight gain with feed containing 0.25% chitin was not significant and also not economically beneficial compared to control. Similar studies conducted on white leghorn layers showed a drop in egg production in birds fed on diets containing 0.5% chitin compared to control diet. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | chitin |
| Identifier | fishery technology 1993: 30(1), 24-27 |