Evaluación del efecto de inclusión de la harina de cúrcuma (cúrcuma longa linn) en alimentos balaceados sobre el desempeño productivo en los pollos de engorde.

Abstract

This research proposal was carried out at the Quebraditas farm in the Portachuelo village of the Bochalema Norte de Santander Municipality, whose objective was to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of turmeric flour in Ross308 broilers, on the productive indicators: feed efficiency, feed conversion, weight gain, meat pigmentation, carcass yield, viscera weight, European efficiency factor and feed costs. A totally randomized design with 4 treatments was used: T: control T: 0.8%, T: 1.5%, T: 2. % of turmeric flour, in this study 10 repetitions per treatment were handled from day 20 to day 38. In it there is a difference (P≤0.05) between the control and the treatments that include turmeric flour in their composition for the parameters of PCF, GP, EA, PC, Gizzard and Pork. A positive linear effect was realized for PCF, GP, PC, Gizzard and Pork, while for EA there was a negative linear effect depending on the levels of substitution of the commercial balanced feed for turmeric longa linn flour. Regarding the cost analysis, it was determined that the feed cost per kilogram of meat produced, the T3 presented the most economical value with respect to the control group and the other treatments. In this research it was possible to determine that the use of the inclusion of turmeric longa linn flour with the highest percentage (tc2.0%) was the one with which a greater use was obtained in zootechnical measures such as final body weight, weight gain. and feed conversion, but these effects were not only significant. However, the use of turmeric longa linn flour allows to reduce food costs.