Effect of ecotype and Enteromorpha polysaccharide supplementation on the growth performance of indigenous chickens in Northwest Ethiopia.

Autor: Muluneh B; Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. mulunehbekalu12@gmail.com.; Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Wolaita Sodo University, Dawuro Tarcha Campus, P.O.Box 01, Tarcha, Ethiopia. mulunehbekalu12@gmail.com., Taye M; Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.; Institute of Biotechnology, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Dessie T; Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.; International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), P.O.Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Salilew-Wondim D; Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.; Institute of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany., Kebede D; Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Tenagne A; Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.; Department of Animal Sciences, Assosa University, P.O.Box 18, Assosa, Ethiopia., Yilkal S; Agricultural Development Center, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Wassie T; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon, USA., Wu X; Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China.; Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2024 Sep 27; Vol. 56 (8), pp. 293. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 27.
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-04178-6
Abstrakt: The study was conducted to compare the growth performance of indigenous chickens and evaluate the effect of Enteromorpha prolifera (EP) supplementation on the growth of chickens. A total of 180 indigenous chicken ecotypes (Sinan, Dembecha, North Achefer, and Jawi) were used in the study. Chicken ecotype and sex had a highly significant (p < 0.001) effect on body weight and average daily gain (ADG). The highest final body weight (1811.5 ± 16.6 g) and ADG at twenty weeks of age (12.76 ± 0.12 g) were recorded for the Jawi ecotype, followed by the North Achefer. A significantly higher body weight and ADG in male chickens than female chickens were observed. The EP supplemented (EP +) chickens showed a significantly (P < 0.05) higher body weight and ADG than the non-supplemented (EP-) chickens. The interaction effect of ecotype and feed type was not statistically significant on body weight in the starter and grower phases, except at week 9. In the first four weeks, the highest (100%) and lowest (91.7%) survivability rates were recorded for the Sinan ecotype and the Jawi ecotype, respectively. In general, the Jawi and North Achefer ecotypes had better growth performance, and the Sinan ecotype relatively showed better survivability. EP supplementation could improve the growth performance of chickens.
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