Resumo Dois experimentos foram conduzidos para avaliar a bioequivalência de uma fonte comercial de fosfatidilcolina (Biocholine®) como alternativa ao cloreto de colina e as exigências de colina de frangos de rápido desempenho. No Experimento I, 672 frangos foram alimentados com quatro níveis de Biocholine® (0, 100, 200 ou 300 mg/kg) e três níveis de colina (200, 400 ou 600 mg/kg) supridas pelo cloreto de colina entre 4 e 28 dias de idade. No Experimento II, 462 frangos receberam dietas suplementadas com 0, 200, 400, 600 ou 800 mg/kg de colina através do cloreto de colina. Em ambos os experimentos, as dietas foram à base de arroz branco, farelo de soja e glúten de milho. No Experimento I, as aves alimentadas com cloreto de colina apresentaram maior consumo de ração em relação àquelas alimentadas com Biocholine®. Ambas as fontes de colina melhoraram linearmente a conversão alimentar entre 15 e 28 dias, mas as curvas apresentaram diferentes inclinações, mostrando que uma unidade de Biocholine® foi equivalente a 2,52 unidades de colina suprida na forma de cloreto de colina. No Experimento II, a suplementação de colina apresentou efeito quadrático sobre o ganho de peso sem afetar a conversão alimentar. As exigências de colina para ganho de peso foram 778, 632 e 645 mg/kg para as fases de 1-7, 1-35 e 1-42 dias de idade, respectivamente.

Abstract Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the bioequivalence of a commercial phosphatidylcholine source (Biocholine™) as an alternative to choline chloride and the choline requirements of broilers of a fast-growth strain. In Experiment I, 672 broilers were fed four Biocholine™ levels (0, 100, 200, or 300 mg/kg) and three choline levels (200, 400, or 600 mg/kg) supplied as choline chloride between 4 and 28 days (d) of age. In Experiment II, 462 broilers received diets supplemented with 0, 200, 400, 600 or 800 mg/kg choline as choline chloride. In both experiments, diets were based on white rice, soybean meal, and corn gluten. In Experiment I, birds fed choline chloride presented higher feed intake than those fed Biocholine™. Both choline supplements linearly improved feed conversion ratio (FCR) between 15 and 28 d, but the curves presented different slopes, showing that one unit (U) of Biocholine™ was equivalent to 2.52 U of choline supplied as choline chloride. In Experiment II, the supplementation of choline had a quadratic effect on weight gain (WG) but did not affect FCR. Choline requirements for WG were determined as 778, 632, and 645 mg/kg for 1-7, 1-35, and 1-42 d of age, respectively.

ABSTRACT An experiment was performed to evaluate the effect of the incubation system ― multiple-stage (MS) and single-stage (SS) ― on the characteristics at hatching, intestinal morphology, metabolism, and performance of Cobb-500 chickens from 1 to 40 d of age. A total of 1,968 fertile eggs were incubated in two setters under commercial conditions. Birds hatched in SS were longer than those hatched in MS, and the females had higher relative intestinal weight compared with males. However, at hatching, there were no differences in BW and yolk-free body mass from incubation system or sex. In the period from 1-40 d, the birds hatched in SS were heavier, had higher weight gain and better adjusted feed conversion, without differences in feed intake and feed conversion. This result is due mainly to MS females, which always, although in some periods only numerically, exhibited worse responses than the other treatment, lowering the average MS bird performance. Sex influenced the duodenal villi height in chickens at 0 d; females showed larger villi than males. Moreover, the birds hatched in SS had deeper crypts than those hatched in MS. At 7 d, because males had higher feed intake, the differences in duodenal villi height found at hatching disappeared, leaving only a gender effect on jejunum crypt depth: females showed deeper crypts. As regards the metabolism coefficients of nutrients from 5 to 7 d, females were more efficient in metabolizing energy and showed higher apparent metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen values than males, with no differences caused by the incubation system. The best incubation conditions are obtained with the single-stage system, based on the improved broiler performance (2.98%), especially in the females (5.04%).

Trata-se de um estudo de metabolizabilidade em frangos de corte Cobb, para testar os benefícios do processamento térmico por infravermelho no farelo de arroz integral (FAI) em diferentes tempos (0, 6, 8 e 10min). O experimento foi realizado através do método de substituição, em que 20% de uma dieta referência (DR) a base de milho e farelo de soja foi substituída pelos FAIs processados em diferentes tempos. Usou-se um delineamento experimental completamente casualizado com 5 tratamentos e 10 repetições de uma ave. Entre 21 e 28 dias de idade das aves, foi feita a coleta total de excretas, com 4 dias de adaptação às dietas e 3 de coleta. A dieta com FAI 6min teve melhor aproveitamento em relação às demais e foi a única que não piorou os coeficientes de metabolizabilidade em relação à DR. Na comparação da metabolizabilidade dos ingredientes isolados, não houve diferenças estatísticas. Porém, conforme aumentou o tempo de processamento, diminuiu a solubilidade e a metabolizabilidade da proteína. O processamento térmico por infravermelho não foi capaz de melhorar a metabolizabilidade do FAI para frangos de corte.

This is a study of metabolizability in broilers Cobb, to test rice bran infrared (RB) thermal processed at different times (0, 6, 8 and 10min). It was used a reference diet (RD) based on corn and soybean in which 20% of RB was included. The experiment design was completely randomized, with 5 treatments and 10 replicates. Each replicate was a 21 day old bird. After 4 days of diet adaptation, total excreta was collected, during 3 subsequent days. Diet with RB processed at 6 was better used than the others, the only one that did not differ from RD. Comparing RB processing times, there were no significant difference between them, regarding digestibility. Processing time was negatively related to protein solubility and protein metabolizability. Infrared heat processing was not able to improve FAI metabolizability for broilers.

Objetivou-se com o estudo avaliar duas metodologias de incorporação da enzima fitase comparando-as a uma dieta basal e ao método de aumentar a suplementação de Fósforo inorgânico na dieta, em busca de uma forma mais eficaz de atenuar o fator antinutricional ácido fítico. Foram observadas características de desempenho de poedeiras Isa Brown, durante 63 dias de período experimental. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado com quatro tratamentos e cinco repetições de seis aves. As aves foram submetidas aos tratamentos (dietas): dieta basal (DB), dieta com farelo de arroz desengordurado tratado com fitase (FADFI), método tradicional de incorporação de fitase na dieta sem tratamento prévio do farelo de arroz desengordurado com fitase (MTFI) e dieta com farelo de arroz desengordurado e sem fitase (SEMFI). Os métodos de incorporação da fitase nas rações não influenciaram significativamente (P>0,05) o desempenho das aves, ambos equivalendo-se à dieta basal. O tratamento prévio do farelo de arroz desengordurado com fitase a nível de 300 FTU kg-1 é eficiente, ou seja, tratar somente um ingrediente da dieta com fitase permite incoporar uma quantidade menor de fitase, mantendo bom desempenho. Portanto, os métodos que envolveram fitase, independentemente da metodologia de incorporação, são indicados na alimentação de poedeiras.

The objective of the study to evaluate two methods of incorporation of the enzyme phytase by comparing them to a basal diet and the method of increasing the supplementation of inorganic phosphorus in the diet, in search of a more effective way to mitigate the anti-nutritional factor phytic acid. Were observed performance characteristics of Isa Brown hens for 63 days trial period. The experimental design was completely randomized design with four treatments and five replicates of six birds. The birds received the treatments (diets): basal diet (BD), diet with defatted rice bran treated with phytase (DRBF), the traditional method of incorporation of dietary phytase untreated defatted rice bran phytase (MTF) and diet with defatted rice bran and without phytase (DRB). The methods of incorporating phytase in the diets did not significantly (P>0.05) broiler performance, both equivalent to the basal diet. The treatment of DRBF with phytase at 300 FTU kg-1 is effective, ie, treating only one ingredient of the diet with phytase onboard allows a smaller amount of phytase, while maintaining good performance. Therefore, methods involving phytase, regardless of method of incorporation, are indicated in the diet of laying hens.