Abstract
Rapeseed meal was treated with sodium carbonate or autoclaved to detoxify glucosinolates. Treated meals were used at 5 or 10% level along with similar levels of untreated control in broiler starter and finisher rations. The birds fed on rations containing sodium carbonate-treated meal showed the highest weight gains, followed by those fed on rations containing autoclaved meal and untreated control. Feed consumption and feed: weight gain ratio followed the same trend. The effect of treatment was non-significant on internal organs (heart, gizzard, liver). However, the weight of thyroid gland was significantly higher in birds fed untreated meal. Key words: autoclaving, broiler feeds, nutritive value of rapeseed meal

M. Laiq Khan, Shahid Rasool, M.N. Gohar. (1999) EFFECT OF SODIUM CARBONATE TREATMENT AND AUTOCLAVING ON THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF RAPESEED MEAL IN BROILER FEEDS, , Volume 36, Issue 3,4.
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