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The effects of feeding time and time-restricted feeding on the fattening traits of White Roman geese

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2014

S.-Y. Ho ,
Y.-C. Wu ,
Y.-H. Chen  and
S.-K. Yang
S.-Y. Ho
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Tunghai University, 40704 Taichung, Taiwan
Y.-C. Wu
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Tunghai University, 40704 Taichung, Taiwan
Y.-H. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Tunghai University, 40704 Taichung, Taiwan
S.-K. Yang*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Tunghai University, 40704 Taichung, Taiwan
*
†E-mail: skyang@thu.edu.tw
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Abstract

This study comprises two trials that investigated the effects of feeding time and time-restricted feeding on the fattening traits and plasma metabolite levels of White Roman geese. In Trial I, 24 geese aged 8 weeks of each sex were allowed free access to a fattening diet for 1 h either in the morning (morning-feeding group) or afternoon (afternoon-feeding group). At 12 weeks of age, blood samples were collected hourly for 4 h, beginning 1 h after feeding to determine the plasma levels of glucose, triacylglycerols and uric acid. The results showed a lower (P<0.05) daily feed intake (DFI) and daily gain (DG) and higher (P<0.05) feed efficiency (FE) for the morning-feeding group compared with those of the afternoon-feeding group. In addition, the postprandial plasma levels of glucose, triacylglycerols and uric acid did not differ (P>0.05) between groups. In Trial II, 12 geese aged 8 weeks of each sex were randomly assigned to either the ad libitum feeding group (control group) or time-restricted feeding group (restricted group). The geese in the control group were fed a fattening diet ad libitum, whereas those in the restricted group were allowed access to the diet for 2 h every morning. All geese were killed at 13 weeks of age and their carcass traits were evaluated. The results showed a lower DFI and DG and higher FE for the restricted group compared with those of the control group (P<0.05). In addition, the restricted group exhibited lower visceral and abdominal fat and higher empty digestive tract and liver weights than those of the control group (P<0.05). The results showed that time-restricted feeding in the morning resulted in superior DG and FE compared with feeding in the afternoon. Moreover, time-restricted feeding implemented in the morning during the fattening period reduced DFI and increased FE in geese compared with ad libitum feeding.

Keywords

carcass traitfatteningfeed efficiencygoosetime-restricted feeding
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animal , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , March 2014 , pp. 395 - 400
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© The Animal Consortium 2014 

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