TY - JOUR ID - 1653 TI - Effect of Different Levels of Germinated Barley on Live Performance and Carcass Traits in Broiler Chickens JO - Poultry Science Journal JA - PSJ LA - en SN - 2345-6604 AU - Dastar, B AU - Sabet Moghaddam, A AU - Shams Shargh, M AU - Hassani, S AD - Department of Animal and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. AD - Department of Animal and Poultry Breeding & Genetics, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 61 EP - 69 KW - barley KW - Enzyme KW - Performance KW - Broiler chicken KW - Germinated barley DO - 10.22069/psj.2014.1653 N2 - An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of germinated barley (GB) on live performance and carcass traits in broiler chickens. The experiment lasted for 5 weeks starting from 7 days of age and ending at 42 days of age. Chicks (Ross 308) were fed six dietary treatments including a corn–soy diet (corn diet), a barley–soy diet (barley diet), a barley diet plus enzymes (enzyme barley diet), and 3 other diets in which GB was replaced with barley at levels of 33%, 66%, and 100% in the barley diet (33% GB diet, 66% GB diet, and GB diet, respectively). Data were analyzed in a completely randomized design. Results indicated that birds fed a barley diet had significantly lower performance than those fed other diets (P). Supplementing of the barley diet with β-glucanase enzyme as well as replacing GB with barley improved the performance of broilers. Birds fed a GB diet had a significantly higher carcass yield those fed other diets (P). The lowest abdominal fat percentage was observed in birds fed a barley diet or a corn diet. Thus, it is concluded that replacing GB with barley, especially at 33% level, is more effective than supplementing barley diets with β-glucanase enzyme in improving live performance of broiler chickens. UR - https://psj.gau.ac.ir/article_1653.html L1 - https://psj.gau.ac.ir/article_1653_5ec5c5c06e5b518e98db19bd2851d454.pdf ER -