ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of including whole corn germ (WCG) on the performance; diet metabolizability; yields of carcass, cuts, and offal; and quality of meat of broilers. A total of 648 chicks were assigned to six treatments in a completely randomized design with six replicates, with 18 birds in each. Treatments consisted of a corn- and soybean meal-based control diet (0 g kg−1 WCG) and five test diets including WCG at the levels of 40, 80, 120, 160, and 200 g kg−1. Birds and diets were weighed at each seven days to determine feed intake (FI), body weight gain (BWG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). The partial collection methodology was employed to determine the apparent metabolizable energy (AME), nitrogen-corrected AME (AMEn), and the apparent metabolizability coefficients of gross energy (AMCGE), dry matter (AMCDM), crude protein (AMCCP), and ether extract (AMCEE) of the diets. In the evaluation of meat quality, we analyzed the pH, cooking losses, shear force, water-holding capacity, color, and peroxide index of the meat. There was a difference for BWG and FCR in the total rearing period (1 to 42 days), for which optimum BWG was estimated as 2921 g/bird, with 118 g kg−1 inclusion of WCG. There was no difference for the AME, AMEn, and AMCCP of the diets, although AMCGE, AMCDM, and AMCEE declined as WCG was included. The increasing levels of WCG did not influence the yields of carcass and cuts or the meat quality. There was an increase in the yield of gizzard and proventriculus. Whole corn germ can be used at low levels in the diet of broilers without compromising their productive rates.

<title>Resumo</title><p>Este experimento foi conduzido com o objetivo de analisar o desempenho e características de carcaça de codornas europeias alimentadas com resíduo da agroindústria da goiaba em substituição ao milho. Foram utilizadas 140 aves, distribuídas em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado. Os tratamentos consistiram em uma ração controle e quatro rações com níveis de inclusão 2,5; 5,0; 7,5 e 10,0% de farelo de goiaba em uma ração à base de milho e farelo de soja. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas (P>0,05) para as variáveis: ganho de peso, consumo de ração, conversão alimentar, eficiência alimentar, peso e rendimento de carcaça e cortes nobres (peito, coxa e sobre-coxa) asas, dorso, pescoço cabeça, pés e órgãos comestíveis (coração, fígado e moela). O farelo de goiaba pode ser utilizado como ingrediente alternativo nas dietas de codornas europeias, no período de 16 a 38 dias de idade, até o nível de 10% de inclusão, sem deprimir o desempenho produtivo e rendimento de carcaças das aves.</p>

<title>Abstract:</title><p>This experiment was conducted to analyze the performance and carcass characteristics of European quail fed agroindustry residue of guava in substitution of corn. 140 birds were used, distributed in a completely randomized design. The treatments consisted of a control diet and four diets with levels of guava waste inclusion (2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0%) to a diet based on corn and soybean meal. There were no significant differences (P> 0.05) for the variables: weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion, feed efficiency, weight and carcass yield and prime cuts (breast, drumstick and thigh) wings, back, neck, head, feet and foodstuffs organs (heart, liver and gizzard). The guava waste can be used as alternative ingredient in the diets of European quail in the period of 16-38 days of age, up to the level of 10% inclusion without depressing the performance and yield of poultry carcasses</p>

Um experimento foi realizado para determinar a composição química e os valores de energia metabolizável aparente (EMA) e EMA corrigida para nitrogênio (EMAn) de três tipos de farelo de algodão (FA): FA extrusado, FA com extração por solvente com casca e FA com 40% de proteína bruta (PB); duas variedades de sorgo e farelo residual de milho (FRM). Valores de EMAn do FA e do sorgo da literatura foram usados para estabelecer equações de predição através da composição nutricional. Pintos de corte machos Ross (n=210) foram alojados com seis repetições por tratamento e cinco aves por gaiola. Foi utilizada uma ração-referência (RR) e seis rações-teste contendo os ingredientes a avaliar em substituição de 40 % da RR. A composição química dos ingredientes foi: 92,92; 91,80; 89,08; 86,44; 87,19; 88,50% de matéria seca; 32,96; 35,11; 40,50; 9,83; 8,17 e 10,80% de PB, 17,81; 1,03; 3,59; 2,27; 2,67 e 12,90% de extrato etéreo (EE) e os valores de EMAn foram 2977, 2793, 2827, 2766, 3117 e 3017 kcal/kg para o FA extrusado, FA com casca, FA com 40% PB, sorgo IPA, sorgo Dow e FRM, respectivamente. A equação de EMAn para o FA foi -9158,67 + 1106,94*PB - 12,05*PB*PB - 1866,99*Cinzas (CZ) + 100,16*CZ*CZ - 834,01*Fibra Bruta (FB) + 30,43*FB*FB e para o sorgo foi 4365,59 + 175,41*PB - 10,35*PB*PB - 99,55*EE + 525,34*CZ - 85,06*CZ*CZ - 1310,47*FB + 251,61*FB*FB. Os valores de EMAn de uma variedade de sorgo e um tipo de FA não se ajustaram às equações de predição estabelecidas.

An experiment was conducted to determine the chemical composition and apparent metabolizable energy (AME) and AME corrected for nitrogen (AMEn) of three types of cottonseed meal (CM): CM extruded, CM by solvent extraction with husk and CM with 40% crude protein (CP), two varieties of sorghum and hominy feed. AMEn values of CM and sorghum from the existing literature were used to create prediction equations using chemical composition. Male Ross broilers at 14 days of age (n=210) were used in a metabolism assay and housed in metabolism cages in groups of five animals with six replicates per treatment. A reference diet (RD) and six test diets containing the ingredients under evaluation replacing 40% of RD constituted the set of established treatments. The chemical composition of the ingredients was as follows: 92.92, 91.80, 89.08, 86.44, 87.19 and 88.50% for dry matter, 32.96, 35.11, 40.50, 9.83, 8.17 and 10.80% for CP, 17.81, 1.03, 3.59, 2.27, 2.67 and 12.90% for ether extract (EE) and the values of AMEn were 2977, 2793, 2827, 2766, 3117 and 3017 kcal/kg, respectively, for extruded CM, CM with hulls, CM with 40% CP, IPA sorghum, Dow sorghum and hominy feed. The established AMEn equation for CM was -9,158.67 + 1,106.94*CP - 12.05*CP*CP - 1,866.99*Ash + 100.16*Ash*Ash - 834.01*Crude Fiber (CF) + 30.43*CF*CF and for sorghum was 4,365.59 + 175.41*CP - 10.35*CP*CP - 99.55*EE + 525.34*Ash - 85.06*Ash*Ash - 1,310.47*CF + 251.61*CF*CF. AMEn values of one sorghum and one CM type did not adjust to the prediction equations established.