Abstract
The effects of the inclusion of different concentrations (0, 100, 200 and 300 g/kg) of raw and extruded chickpeas on performance, digestive organ sizes, and protein and fat digestibilities were studied in one experiment with growing broiler chickens (0 to 21 days of age). Data were analyzed as a 3 x 2 factorial arrangement with three levels of chickpea with or without extrusion. A corn-soybean based diet was used as a positive control. Increasing chickpea content in the diet did not affect weight gain, feed consumption and feed to gain ratio. Relative pancreas and liver weights, and relative lengths of duodenum, jejunum and ceca were significantly (P
Highlights
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds are an important staple food in Southern Europe, North Africa, India and some other areas
We concluded that the inclusion of up to 300 g kg-1 chickpea in chicken diets did not affect performance, and caused a negative effect on the relative weight of some digestive organs
Samples of raw and extruded chickpeas were analyzed for dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract, crude fiber, ash and amino acids
Summary
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds are an important staple food in Southern Europe, North Africa, India and some other areas. It is cultivated mainly as a legume crop, since it is well adapted to semi-arid conditions. Chickpea seeds contain a variety of antinutritional factors such as protease and amylase inhibitors, lectins, polyphenols and oligosaccharides (Chavan et al, 1986; Cerioli et al, 1998). Little research has been published on the nutritional value of chickpeas for growing chickens. Viveros et al (2001) showed that the inclusion of up to 450 g kg-1 of kabuli and up to 150 g kg-1 of desi chickpea seed meal in the diet had a negative effect on the chicken performance
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