International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (ISSN 2226-9614)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
VOLUME 25(19) (2024)
Hatchability and Hatching Weight of Local Broiler Chickens Injected in Ovo Amino Acids Combined with Hydroxyl Methyl Butyrate (HMB)
Andi Ariandi Alimuddin1, Wempie Pakiding2 and Sri Purwanti2
1Graduate Student of Science and Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
2Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the effect of in ovo injection of several essential amino acids combined with Hydroxyl Methyl Butyrate (HMB) on hatchability and hatching weight of Local Broiler chickens. Four hundred and twenty eggs collected from alope hens of 24 months of age were used in this study. The hens reared intensively and fed with commercial ration. Automatic incubation machine was used and on the seventh day of incubation, the eggs were candled. Infertile eggs removed and fertile eggs were treated. The fertile eggs were injected with combination of amino acids and HMB consisting of HMB 0% + amino acids 0% (control), HMB 0.1% + L-arginine 0.1%, HMB 0.1% + L-tryptophan 0.1%, HMB 0.1% + L-thereonine 0.1%, 0% HMB + L-arginine 0.1%, 0% HMB + L-tryptophan 0.1% and 0% HMB + L-thereonine 0.1%. The combination of HMB and amino acids treatments were dissolved in 0.9% physiological NaCl solution and injected as much as 0.5 ml per egg on the 7th day of incubation. Each treatment unit consisted of 20 eggs and was repeated for three hatching periods. At the hatching time, the number of hatched chicks was recorded, and the chicks were weighed for the hatching weight determination. The results showed that in ovo injection treatments decreased hatchability compared to control. The combination of amino acids and HMB showed higher hatchability compared to treatments of amino acid without HMB and the highest hatchability was obtained at the treatment of HMB 0.1% + L-tryptophan 0.1%. The injection combination of HMB and amino acids has no effect on hatching weight and there was a tendency that addition HMB resulting low hatching weight compared administration amino acids without HMB.
Keywords: In ovo injection, amino acids, HMB, power hatch, chicken Local Broiler
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