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International Journal of Poultry Science ISSN 1682-8356 DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2018.268.279
Research Article Growth Performance and Haematological and Serological Assessment of Broiler Chickens Fed Thermally Processed Prosopis juliflora Pod-based Diets 1
W. Al-Marzooqi, 1I.M. Al-Moqbali, 1O. Mahgoub, 1K. Al-Kharousi, 1M. Al-Abri, 2S. Zekri, 1O. Alqaisi and 1 N.M. Al-Saqri 1
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2Department of Natural Resource Economics, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 34, Al-Khoud, 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of thermally processed Prosopis juliflora pods (PJP) on the growth performance of broiler chickens. Methodology: Two experiments were conducted. In experiment 1, the nutritive value of raw or thermally processed PJP was evaluated through an ileal digestibility assay. Apparent metabolizable energy (AME) and ileal digestibility of crude fibre in the formulated diet (corn, raw and thermally processed PJP) were determined. The second experiment (a growth study) was designed to test the effect of thermal processing on the nutritive value of PJP (p
