Potential of Soy Gum Emulsification in Starter Diets for Broiler Chickens

This study evaluated the viability of using soy gum (residue from processing to obtain degummed oil) as an emulsifier in starter diets for broilers (1 21 days). For this, 600 1-day-old male (Cobb® 500) were randomly assigned a factorial arrangement (3 x 4), with three levels inclusion (0, 1.25, and 2.5%) four soybean oil (0,1.3, 2.6, 3.9%), 5 replicates 10 birds each. At 7, 14, days age, we analyzed performance parameters, pancreatic lipase activity digestibility coefficients. Inclusion improved (p<0.05) coefficient ether extract, increased AME AMEn. The higher (2.5%) resulted performance, showing best values feed conversion, extract digestibility, content diets, lower requirement micelle formation.