Milheto-grão (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) como substituto do milho em rações para poedeiras comerciais
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1999-04
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The production performance and egg quality of laying hens receiving increasing levels of pearl
millet grain in rations were studied. Two hundred 30weekold
LSL Lohmann white hens,
allotted in a completely randomized design with five treatments, five replicates with 10 hens,
were fed with 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% of pearl millet grain in rations as corn substitute. The
performance was evaluated by egg production, feed intake, feed conversion in terms of dozen
eggs and egg mass, and egg quality measured as egg weight, shell, albumen and yolk
porcentages. No differences among treatments were observed for all characteristics, but the
yolk color index measured by the Roche fan indicated decreasing in yolk colour as the level of
pearl millet increased. Pearl millet did not affect the production performance, and a synthetic
or natural pigment should be included in rations.
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Poedeira comercial, Desempenho produtivo, Milheto, Laying hen, Pearl millet, Productive performance
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CAFÉ, M. B.; STRINGHINI, J. H.; MOGYCA, N. S.; FRANÇA, A. F. S.; ROCHA, F. R. T. Milheto-grão (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) como substituto do milho em rações para poedeiras comerciais. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Belo Horizonte, v. 51, n. 2, p. 171-176, abr. 1999.