Quality Evaluation of Chicken Powder from Broiler Chicken Fed Abattoir Wastes in Their Diet
Keywords:
Broiler chicken, Abattoir waste, Chicken powder, Microbial loadAbstract
There is an increasing desire and demand for animal products with improved nutritional quality, resulting in the inclusion of abattoir waste in the feed of broiler chickens used as a raw material for the processing of chicken powder (CP). A total of 150 Ross breed chicks were raised intensively for 8 weeks. The birds were fed compounded feed (CF) with inclusion of abattoir waste (AW) and allocated to five dietary treatments (T) in a completely randomized design: T1, CF only; T2, CF + 5% AW; T3, CF + 10% AW; T4, CF + 15% AW, and T5, CF + 20% AW. Three chickens were selected from each treatment for CP processing. Result on day 0 showed that inclusion of AW in the diet of broiler chickens increased the protein of CP. Moisture content increased with increasing AW. Cholesterol in all treatments was below the limit recommended for broilers and their products. No significant difference (p > 0.05) was observed in iron (Fe), while sodium (Na) and potassium (K) increased with AW. On day 28, no significant changes were observed in protein content; however, storage intervals caused variation in ash and moisture content. T2 and T3 had the lowest microbial load on day 0 and 28. Microbial load increased with AW, and T4 and T5 were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in total viable count (TVC) and total bacterial count (TBC). Result for palatability showed that T2 was significantly preferred, followed by T1 and T3 with no significant difference. CP is a high-protein animal product in which the nutritive component is enhanced with inclusion of 5-10% abattoir waste in the diet of broiler chicken.
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