Nutrient Utilization in Mewari Chicks Fed Different Levels of Metabolizable Energy under Intensive System
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to evaluate the dietary energy requirements of Mewari chicks reared under an intensive system in Southern Rajasthan. A total of 510 one-day-old, single-hatched Mewari chicks were randomly distributed into 5 dietary treatment groups. Each treatment group received a diet formulated to provide different levels of metabolizable energy 2600 (T1), 2700 (T2), 2800 (T3), 2900 (T4), and 3000 (T5) kcal ME/kg, while maintaining a constant crude protein level of 20%. Each treatment was replicated 6 times with 17 chicks per replicate. The chicks were housed in deep litter cages of dimension 5 ft × 3 ft × 2.5 ft and reared for a duration of 8 weeks under uniform management conditions. Significant higher digestible intake of DM, CP, EE, CF and NFE were observed in groups fed 17 and 18% CP than other groups. The digestibility coefficients of dry matter, crude protein, ether extract were significantly higher (P
Authors: Harshvardhan Singh Purawat, Siddhartha Mishra, Lokesh Gupta, Hari Singh, Abhay Dashora, Kanishka Solavia
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411739476