| Abstrakt: |
A bioassay in broilers was carried out during a six-week period, to evaluate, as a protein source, the quality of fish silage produced by microbiological means and to compare it with that of fish flour and soybean flour. A total of 28 broilers of the Cross by Cross strain were used, sexed and assigned at random. Additionally, the fish silage was subjected to moisture (8.1%), ash (18.4%), protein (59.5%), fat (7.55%), carbohydrates (6.47%), and pH (4.2) determinations for its inclusion in the diets formulation. The results obtained did not permit establishment of significant differences between the weight increments presented by chicks fed with fish flour, and those fed with fish silage. Nevertheless, the food conversion index of the chicks consuming the diet prepared with fish silage proved to be better that the conversion index of the diet prepared with fish and soy flours. No lesions in the organs of the animals studied were observed, and the sensory trials indicated that chicks fed with the fish silage did not present differences with those commercially acquired. |
