O impacto da suplementação alimentar com Azolla (Azolla pinnata R.Br.) no desempenho produtivo de frangos de carne e no perfil bioquímico do soro

• Asma Belagoune Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement des Elevages et Surveillance de la Chaine Alimentaire des Denrées Animales ou d’origine Animale (PADESCA Laboratory), Institute of Veterinary Sciences -ElKhroub, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5600-5616
• Saber Beghoul Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement des Elevages et Surveillance de la Chaine Alimentaire des Denrées Animales ou d’origine Animale (PADESCA Laboratory), Institute of Veterinary Sciences -ElKhroub, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8301-6440
• Samir Djemai Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement des Elevages et Surveillance de la Chaine Alimentaire des Denrées Animales ou d’origine Animale (PADESCA Laboratory), Institute of Veterinary Sciences -ElKhroub, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8989-0561
• Kahina Hafid BIOQUAL Laboratory, Institute of Nutrition and Food and Agri-Food Technologies, University of Constantine 1, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6186-7279
• Douaa Amireche Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement des Elevages et Surveillance de la Chaine Alimentaire des Denrées Animales ou d’origine Animale (PADESCA Laboratory), Institute of Veterinary Sciences -ElKhroub, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4957-9557
• Amir Mansour Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement des Elevages et Surveillance de la Chaine Alimentaire des Denrées Animales ou d’origine Animale (PADESCA Laboratory), Institute of Veterinary Sciences -ElKhroub, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-1964

Palavras-chave: suplementação com Azolla, dietas para frangos, sacrifício

Resumo

Durante décadas, a Argélia enfrentou dificuldades relacionadas à importação de matérias-primas para ração animal, como soja e milho. O objetivo deste estudo foi valorizar a Azolla como uma importante fonte de nutrientes, particularmente proteínas, na produção de frangos de corte. Para isso, 60 pintinhos de corte da raça Cobb 500 foram divididos em dois grupos, cada um contendo três repetições de 10 aves. As dietas dos grupos testado e controle foram as mesmas, exceto para o grupo testado, que recebeu Azolla como suplemento. O valor nutricional do Azolla incorporado à dieta foi avaliado quimicamente. Peso vivo, consumo de ração, conversão alimentar, peso de vísceras, rendimento de carcaça e perfil bioquímico de ambos os grupos foram observados e comparados. O consumo de Azolla não teve impacto no rendimento da produção (p˃0,05); entretanto, o melhor peso vivo ao sacrifício foi obtido no grupo Azolla, com valor de 2600,67 g, enquanto a média registrada no grupo controle foi de 2431,67 g. Em relação ao peso e rendimento de miudezas e carcaça, encontramos a mesma observação: o maior peso de coxas e asas foi registrado no grupo Azolla. Todos os parâmetros bioquímicos sanguíneos examinados (glicose, creatinina, colesterol, triglicerídeos, lipoproteína de alta densidade (HDL), proteína total, albumina e alanina aminotransferase (ALT)) não mostraram diferença significativa, exceto para aspartato aminotransferase (AST), que foi encontrado para ser significativamente maior no grupo Azolla (P˂0,05). A Azolla pinnata, uma fonte de proteína não convencional, pode, portanto, ser uma alternativa à dispendiosa ração para aves utilizada na Argélia.

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