Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers
To study the effect of worm meal (WM) as partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in the diets, a total of 245 day-old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five different treatment groups (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% WM) in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals for a period of 6 weeks....
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
GSP, India
2009
|
| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/1/Utilisation%20of%20earthworm%20meal%20in%20partial%20replacement%20of%20soybean%20and%20fish%20meals%20in%20diets%20of%20broilers.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848843274187440128 |
|---|---|
| author | Loh, Teck Chwen Fong, L. Y. Foo, Hooi Ling Thanh, N. T. Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar |
| author_facet | Loh, Teck Chwen Fong, L. Y. Foo, Hooi Ling Thanh, N. T. Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar |
| author_sort | Loh, Teck Chwen |
| building | UPM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | To study the effect of worm meal (WM) as partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in the diets, a total of 245 day-old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five different treatment groups (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% WM) in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals for a period of 6 weeks. The final body weight, growth rate and feed efficiency of the 10% and 15% WM groups broiler were better (P<0.05) than that of the control group with no effect on feed intake. The digestibility of crude protein for WM was 63%. 10% WM group gave a higher (P<0.05) lactic acid bacteria counts and showed no significant difference (P>0.05) in Enterobacteriaceae count or fecal pH. These results suggest that WM could be used to replace soybean and fish meals between 10 to 15% in broiler diets. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T08:12:25Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm-17557 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T08:12:25Z |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publisher | GSP, India |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | upm-175572018-10-19T08:25:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/ Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers Loh, Teck Chwen Fong, L. Y. Foo, Hooi Ling Thanh, N. T. Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar To study the effect of worm meal (WM) as partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in the diets, a total of 245 day-old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five different treatment groups (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% WM) in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals for a period of 6 weeks. The final body weight, growth rate and feed efficiency of the 10% and 15% WM groups broiler were better (P<0.05) than that of the control group with no effect on feed intake. The digestibility of crude protein for WM was 63%. 10% WM group gave a higher (P<0.05) lactic acid bacteria counts and showed no significant difference (P>0.05) in Enterobacteriaceae count or fecal pH. These results suggest that WM could be used to replace soybean and fish meals between 10 to 15% in broiler diets. GSP, India 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/1/Utilisation%20of%20earthworm%20meal%20in%20partial%20replacement%20of%20soybean%20and%20fish%20meals%20in%20diets%20of%20broilers.pdf Loh, Teck Chwen and Fong, L. Y. and Foo, Hooi Ling and Thanh, N. T. and Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar (2009) Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers. Journal of Applied Animal Research, 36 (1). pp. 29-32. ISSN 0971-2119 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09712119.2009.9707024 10.1080/09712119.2009.9707024 |
| spellingShingle | Loh, Teck Chwen Fong, L. Y. Foo, Hooi Ling Thanh, N. T. Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers |
| title | Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers |
| title_full | Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers |
| title_fullStr | Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers |
| title_short | Utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers |
| title_sort | utilisation of earthworm meal in partial replacement of soybean and fish meals in diets of broilers |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17557/1/Utilisation%20of%20earthworm%20meal%20in%20partial%20replacement%20of%20soybean%20and%20fish%20meals%20in%20diets%20of%20broilers.pdf |