ORIGINAL PAPER
A note on the effect of charcoal supplementation
on the performance of Big 6 heavy tom turkeys
1 | Department of Poultry Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn,
Oczapowskiego 5, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland |
Publication date: 2002-01-31
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2002;11(1):135–141
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ABSTRACT
The experiment was conducted on 204 Big 6 heavy tom turkeys. One-day-old chickens were
allocated to two feeding groups, each with three replicates of 34 birds. All of the birds were fed
identical granulated standard feeds in a three-stage system. The control birds were fed unsupplemented feed, the birds in the treatment group received a feed supplemented with pulverized hardwood charcoal at a dose of 3 kg/ton. Charcoal was given from day one of life for the entire period of
rearing.
The use of charcoal had a beneficial effect on performance. After 18 weeks of rearing, turkeys
given charcoal-supplemented feed were 5.9% heavier (on average 870 g) and had a 6.5% better feed
conversion ratio than the control birds. Survival in the group receiving charcoal was 99% as compared
with 87.3% in the control group. The crude protein content of the breast muscles of the experimental
group increased significantly. The European Production Index equaled 393 for the control group and
504 for the charcoal-supplemented group.
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