RT - Journal Article T1 - Effect of Tomato Seed and Pomace on Performance of Broiler Chicks JF - JSTNAR YR - 2008 JO - JSTNAR VO - 12 IS - 43 UR - http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-848-en.html SP - 393 EP - 401 K1 - Tomato seed K1 - Tomato pomace K1 - Metabolizable energy K1 - Protein digestibility in ileum K1 - Broiler chicken. AB - This experiment was carried out to determine the nutritional value and the effect of different levels of tomato seed and pomace on performance of broilers. Corn grains and soyabean meals were replaced by tomato seed at levels of 6, 12 and 18 % and tomato pomace at levels of 3, 9 and 12 %. At first, the metabolizable energy of tomato seed and pomace was determined by the Sibbald method. In this experiment, 504 commercial broiler chicks (Ross 308) were used for 8 weeks (from 7 to 56 days old ) in a completely randomized design in 7 treatments with 4 replications per treatment. After 21 days, protein digestibility of the ration in illeum was determined. Apparent metabolizable energy was 3394 kcal/kg for seed and 2329 kcal/kg for pomace and crude protein was 31, 22.7, respectively . The result showed that body weight, protein digestibility of rations in illeum and carcass characteristics were not significantly different . Best energy and protein conversion efficiencies were obtained at the level of 6 % seed and 9 % pomace, that were not significantly different from control treatment. Cheeks fed with seed and 12% tomato pomace had significantly (p LA eng UL http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-848-en.html M3 ER -