The production performance of broilers fed with silkworm pupa (Bombyx mori) was studied by focusing on growth, feed utilization, carcass composition and meat quality. There were two difference sources of silkworm p...The production performance of broilers fed with silkworm pupa (Bombyx mori) was studied by focusing on growth, feed utilization, carcass composition and meat quality. There were two difference sources of silkworm pupa: (1) silkworm pupa from spun silk industry (SSP) and (2) silkworm pupa from silk yam reeling industry (RSP) were mixed into five isonitrogenous (20% CP) and isocaloric (ME = 3,150 kcal/kg feed) diet. The 195 chickens at three weeks old were equally distributed to 15 pens in the closed housing. The experiment was divided into five dietary treatments (three replications each): treatment 1 (10% fishmeal, FM and 0% silkworm pupae) (control)), treatment 2 (0% FM and 10% SSP), treatment 3 (0% FM and 20% SSP), treatment 4 (0% FM and 5% SSP + 5% RSP), and treatment 5 (0% FM and 10% SSP + 10% RSP). Daily weight gain was 0.069, 0.060, 0.051, 0.065 and 0.061 kg/chick in treatments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively. It is indicated that replacing fishmeal with silkworm pupa (5%SSP + 5%RSP) performed the same daily weight gain as control but exhibited the higher feed conversion ratio (1.87) than control (1.68). Carcass muscle of control treatment 1 (58.26%) was the highest (P 〈 0.05) and closed to treatment 4 and 5 (57.62% and 57.83%, respectively). Sensory evaluation was not significantly differences (P 〉 0.05). Therefore, treatment 4 (5%SSP + 5%RSP) could be substituted FM with little adverse effect on broiler growth but without any adverse effect on percentage of muscle and sensory test. However, further supplemental silkworm pupa performed reduction in dietary utilization and carcass muscle.展开更多
文摘The production performance of broilers fed with silkworm pupa (Bombyx mori) was studied by focusing on growth, feed utilization, carcass composition and meat quality. There were two difference sources of silkworm pupa: (1) silkworm pupa from spun silk industry (SSP) and (2) silkworm pupa from silk yam reeling industry (RSP) were mixed into five isonitrogenous (20% CP) and isocaloric (ME = 3,150 kcal/kg feed) diet. The 195 chickens at three weeks old were equally distributed to 15 pens in the closed housing. The experiment was divided into five dietary treatments (three replications each): treatment 1 (10% fishmeal, FM and 0% silkworm pupae) (control)), treatment 2 (0% FM and 10% SSP), treatment 3 (0% FM and 20% SSP), treatment 4 (0% FM and 5% SSP + 5% RSP), and treatment 5 (0% FM and 10% SSP + 10% RSP). Daily weight gain was 0.069, 0.060, 0.051, 0.065 and 0.061 kg/chick in treatments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively. It is indicated that replacing fishmeal with silkworm pupa (5%SSP + 5%RSP) performed the same daily weight gain as control but exhibited the higher feed conversion ratio (1.87) than control (1.68). Carcass muscle of control treatment 1 (58.26%) was the highest (P 〈 0.05) and closed to treatment 4 and 5 (57.62% and 57.83%, respectively). Sensory evaluation was not significantly differences (P 〉 0.05). Therefore, treatment 4 (5%SSP + 5%RSP) could be substituted FM with little adverse effect on broiler growth but without any adverse effect on percentage of muscle and sensory test. However, further supplemental silkworm pupa performed reduction in dietary utilization and carcass muscle.