Johnny Xavier Barcia Anchundia

Wholemeal pumpkin flour as pigmenting agent in chickens Johnny Xavier Barcia Anchundia

The main objective is to evaluate the inclusion of whole pumpkin flour (Cucurbita moschata) as a natural pigmentant in three stages of broiler chickens (coob500) to achieve a better pigmentation coloration in the tarsus at 42 days, during the pre-start, start and finish phases. The study consisted of 96 chickens of the Coob 500 line, using a completely randomized experimental design, which were distributed in four treatments and four replicates with 6 chickens each, called T0 (control), T1, T2 and T3; 15% of whole pumpkin flour was administered from days 21, 28 and 35 respectively, ending on day 42; On the other hand, variables such as feed consumption, weight gain, feed conversion, mortality and pigmentation were evaluated; the results of the variance analysis presented significant differences (p