Performances of Broilers Fed Corn-Soya-Falm Kernel Meal Diets Suplemented With DL-Methionine

Abstract

PERFORMANCES OF BROILERS FED CORN-SOYA-PALM KERNEL MEAL DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH DL-METHIONINE by J. Jachja, Sumiati, M. Ridla, l.G. Permana, T. Toharmat, and N. Ramli Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogar Agricultural University, Bogar ABSTRACT Palm kernel meal, a by-product of the Indonesian palm oil industry, is a potential alternative of feed ingredient for poultry. The present experiment was designed to evaluate the efficacy of Sumitomo's DL-methionine supplementation in diet containing palm kernel meal based diets in broiler chicks in Indonesia. One thousand and two hundred day old chicks were allocated into 30 groups and five experimental diets. The experimental diets were as follows: a deficient in methionine diet (basal diet); deficient in methionine diets supplemented with three different levels of methionine; and a corn-soy diet as control positive diet. Metabolizable energy and nitrogen retention were determined in thirty healthy broilers of 35 day old. The chicks were assigned to one of five dietary treatments. Palm kernel meal was possible to be included in the ration of broiler chicks. Supplementation ofDL-methionine increased feed intake and tended to increase body weight gain and final live weight. The supplementation of DL-methionine increased nutrient absorption and fat deposition. However high level supplementation up to 0.327% tended to stimulate over growth of interstinal villi. Key words: palm kernel meal, DL-methionineJat deposition, broiler