Morphometric behavior of the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens fed with cornmeal in hydroponics (Original).

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the response of the gastrointestinal tract of broilers partially fed with hydroponic maize green forage meal, by comparing the increase in weight and length of organs that are part of the gastrointestinal tract. The digestive response of the broiler chicken was determined by analysis of variance applying the randomized complete block experimental design; For the comparison of the means, the Tukey test at 0.05% was carried out by means of the Infostat statistical software and for the correlation of the data obtained, the Pearson correlation was used, taking the data from the control, comparing them with T2, T3, T4. ; The sample consisted of 48 broiler chickens, females and males of the Cobb 500 line, which were fed with four treatments with levels 0-10-15 and 20% of green hydroponic corn forage meal (twelve chickens/treatment) these were partially provided until day 42. It is concluded that the green hydroponic corn forage meal had no morphometric alterations in the TGI of the broiler, both in weight and length and its use is recommended in percentages of 10, 15 and 20%, since these percentages do not affect the organs studied.