Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding
<b> </b>The Food and Agriculture Organization’s previsions show that by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.6 billion people, and the request for a high value protein source will increase as well. Poultry can guarantee high value protein for humans, even in the poorest regions of th...
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doaj-95b66c3586df44968c3a0b67571f8e022020-11-25T03:43:38ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-07-01125336533610.3390/su12135336Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry FeedingArianna Buccioni0Giovanni Brajon1Lapo Nannucci2Vincenzo Ferrulli3Federica Mannelli4Antonino Barone5Matteo Daghio6Giulia Secci7Stefano Rapaccini8Domenico Gatta9Michele Falce10Sara Minieri11Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana ‘M. Aleandri’, Via Castelpulci 43, 50018 Scandicci, Florence, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana ‘M. Aleandri’, Strada Terme 4a, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, ItalyNovamont spa, Via G. Fauser 8, 28100 Novara, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy<b> </b>The Food and Agriculture Organization’s previsions show that by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.6 billion people, and the request for a high value protein source will increase as well. Poultry can guarantee high value protein for humans, even in the poorest regions of the world. Hence, efficient poultry production is needed, matching with sustainable development. The residual meal from cardoon seed oil (used for biodiesel and biodegradable bioplastic production) is suitable for animal feeding due to its protein content. The aim of this preliminary study was to test for a possible use of cardoon meal as a protein source in a poultry diet during the finishing period. Forty-five Kabir chickens were divided into three groups and fed three diets in which soybean meal (control) was partially (16%) or completely replaced with cardoon meal as a protein source (treated groups). In vivo performances, animal welfare, dressing out and meat color were evaluated. No statistical differences in feed efficiency, dressing out, nor in meat quality were found among groups. Moreover, birds that were fed cardoon meal showed lower perivisceral fat. Therefore, cardoon meal could be considered as an alternative for soybean meal in the finishing period in poultry feeding.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/13/5336cardoonpoultry feedingfinishing periodsustainable animal productionbio-waste |
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Arianna Buccioni Giovanni Brajon Lapo Nannucci Vincenzo Ferrulli Federica Mannelli Antonino Barone Matteo Daghio Giulia Secci Stefano Rapaccini Domenico Gatta Michele Falce Sara Minieri |
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Arianna Buccioni Giovanni Brajon Lapo Nannucci Vincenzo Ferrulli Federica Mannelli Antonino Barone Matteo Daghio Giulia Secci Stefano Rapaccini Domenico Gatta Michele Falce Sara Minieri Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding Sustainability cardoon poultry feeding finishing period sustainable animal production bio-waste |
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Arianna Buccioni Giovanni Brajon Lapo Nannucci Vincenzo Ferrulli Federica Mannelli Antonino Barone Matteo Daghio Giulia Secci Stefano Rapaccini Domenico Gatta Michele Falce Sara Minieri |
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Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding |
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Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding |
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Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding |
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Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding |
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Cardoon Meal (<i>Cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding |
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cardoon meal (<i>cynara cardunculus </i>var.<i> altilis</i>) as alternative protein source during finishing period in poultry feeding |
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<b> </b>The Food and Agriculture Organization’s previsions show that by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.6 billion people, and the request for a high value protein source will increase as well. Poultry can guarantee high value protein for humans, even in the poorest regions of the world. Hence, efficient poultry production is needed, matching with sustainable development. The residual meal from cardoon seed oil (used for biodiesel and biodegradable bioplastic production) is suitable for animal feeding due to its protein content. The aim of this preliminary study was to test for a possible use of cardoon meal as a protein source in a poultry diet during the finishing period. Forty-five Kabir chickens were divided into three groups and fed three diets in which soybean meal (control) was partially (16%) or completely replaced with cardoon meal as a protein source (treated groups). In vivo performances, animal welfare, dressing out and meat color were evaluated. No statistical differences in feed efficiency, dressing out, nor in meat quality were found among groups. Moreover, birds that were fed cardoon meal showed lower perivisceral fat. Therefore, cardoon meal could be considered as an alternative for soybean meal in the finishing period in poultry feeding. |
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cardoon poultry feeding finishing period sustainable animal production bio-waste |
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