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Use of Sacha inchiflour (Plukenetiavolubilis) in chickenfeed

Abstract:

Non-traditional sources of protein allow to increase the efficiency in the use of resources for animal feed. The objectives of this work were to determine the chemical composition of the Plukenetiavolubilis meal, and to evaluate the productive and economic indicators in broiler chickens, by including percentages of this plant in the diet. The work was developed in the province of Chimborazo, Ecuador. The food was determined dry matter, fat, crude protein, fiber, ash, calcium, phosphorus, and metabolizable energy. 200 broiler chickens were used in four treatments: T1 or control without the inclusion of Sachainchi flour, T2 with 5%, T3 (10) and T4 (15), with five repetitions. The initial and final weight variables were evaluated in each phase, gain, conversion and consumption. The economic indicators were: number of birds, cost of chickens, food, veterinary inputs, basic services and labor. In a completely random design. A simple classification variance analysis was performed. For the comparison of means, the Tukey test was applied. The statistical system SPSS ver. 21.0. The best results appear for the percentage of 10 and 15, when obtaining higher final weights, gain and conversion, with the best income. It was concluded that the flour of the plant presented high levels of crude protein and low fiber, which allows it to be used in feeding the birds, without affecting the productive indicators.