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Influence of feeding sorghum on the growth, gizzard development and carcass traits of growing geese

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2012

J. Arroyo ,
A. Auvergne ,
J. P. Dubois ,
F. Lavigne ,
M. Bijja  and
L. Fortun-Lamothe
J. Arroyo
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse, INPT ENSAT, UMR 1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France INRA, UMR1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France ASSELDOR, Station d'expérimentation appliquée et de démonstration sur l'oie, La Tour de Glane, 24420 Coulaures, France
A. Auvergne
Affiliation:
Université de Toulouse, INPT ENSAT, UMR 1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
J. P. Dubois
Affiliation:
ASSELDOR, Station d'expérimentation appliquée et de démonstration sur l'oie, La Tour de Glane, 24420 Coulaures, France
F. Lavigne
Affiliation:
ASSELDOR, Station d'expérimentation appliquée et de démonstration sur l'oie, La Tour de Glane, 24420 Coulaures, France
M. Bijja
Affiliation:
ASSELDOR, Station d'expérimentation appliquée et de démonstration sur l'oie, La Tour de Glane, 24420 Coulaures, France
L. Fortun-Lamothe*
Affiliation:
INRA, UMR1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
*
†E-mail: laurence.lamothe@toulouse.inra.fr
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Abstract

The aim of this trial was to study the influence of feed form on the performance, gizzard development and carcass traits of growing geese. Between 42 and 98 days of age, 360 geese (type Maxipalm®) were fed a diet containing 500 g sorghum/kg (nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy 12.6 MJ/kg, 15.1 g/kg CP). Birds were divided into three groups differing in feed form: complete pellets (Control group, n = 120); a coarse-ground meal (CG group, n = 120); or a mixture containing protein-rich pellets and sorghum whole grains (M group, n = 120). Feed intake per pen (40 birds/pen) was measured weekly between 42 and 98 days of age, and individual live weight (LW) was measured every 2 weeks. At 84 and 98 days of age, 12 birds were slaughtered in each group to measure the gizzard development and body traits. Irrespective of the goose sex, LW at 98 days was lower for the CG group than for the Control group (5555 v. 5888 g, P < 0.05 for males and 5039 v. 5215 g, P < 0.05 for females). The feed intake over the entire period was 5.5% higher in the M group (P < 0.05) than in the Control and CG groups but the feed conversion ratio (6.91, P > 0.05) was similar in the three groups. The gizzard development (as % of LW) was higher in birds of the CG group than those of the Control and M groups at 84 days of age (+13.98% and +13.51%, respectively; P < 0.05) but was similar in all three groups at 98 days of age (4.01%, P > 0.05). The relative liver development was lower in the birds of the CG group than those of the other two groups at 84 and 98 days of age (−20%, P < 0.001 and −10%, P < 0.05, respectively). The other body traits were similar in the three groups at both 84 and 98 days of age. The present results suggest that a simplified diet presented in the form of a mixture of sorghum whole grains and protein-rich pellets did not reduce the performance of growing geese.

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goosesorghumdiet presentationperformance
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animal , Volume 6 , Issue 10 , October 2012 , pp. 1583 - 1589
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