Effects of Feeding Various Levels of Triticale var. Bogo in the Diet of Broiler and Layer Chickens

Abstract

Nontraditional feed grains, particularly from local producers, may offset some of the cost of feeding poultry by reducing transportation costs of commodities. In the Pacific Northwest, the traditional feed grains, corn and soybeans, are not produced in quantities that make them available to poultry. Once identified, some nontraditional feed grains prove to be useful whereas others do not. There is interest by cereal grain growers in the Northwest to produce a relatively new variety of triticale var. Bogo, which was imported from Poland and has a higher yield than the more traditional varieties of triticale. Two trials were conducted to determine the feeding value of triticale var. Bogo for growing broilers and production Leghorns. Diets were formulated to contain 0, 5, 10, or 15% triticale for broilers and 0 or 30% triticale with or without enzyme for layers while maintaining the appropriate nutritional requirements for broilers and layers, respectively. Broilers were not affected by feeding triticale var. Bogo. In layers, only yolk color was affected, becoming slightly paler compared with those produced by hens fed no triticale.