SACCHARINA IN RATIOS FOR BROILERS WITH ZEOLITE, SUGAR AND TORULA YEAST

For evaluating the feeding potential of a concentrate with 10% Saccharina and a high content of home production raw materials, 540 Cornish x White Plymouth Rock chicks from 4 until 49 days of age were used in three treatments: 1) control ration; 2) a ration with 10% Saccharina and 3) a ration with 10% Saccharina + 5% zeolite + 27 to 33% sugar + 20% torula yeast + 5% soapstock (ICA variant). An analysis of variance according to a completely randomized design with 3 treatments and 6 replications was carried out. Viability was of 99, 100 and 98%. In treatment 3, feaces were more liquid and feathers somewhat dirtier. Liveweight at 49 days was 1542, 1607 and 1562 g/bird, Saccharina consumption of 333 and 336 g/bird in treatments 2 and 3 and in that of zeolite of 168 g/bird, which reduced consumption of traditional feeds. Conversion of traditional feeds was of 2.15; 1,93 and 1.90, being significantly higher in the control treatment. These results confirm the possibility of using 10% Saccharina and allow to produce broilers efficiently, whenever 10% Saccharina, 5% zeolite, 27 to 33% sugar, 20% torula yeast and 5% soapstock (67 to 73% of of home product raw materials for feeds) are available.