Cardoon Meal ( Cynara cardunculus var. altilis ) as Alternative Protein Source during Finishing Period in Poultry Feeding

Arianna Buccioni, Giovanni Brajon, Lapo Nannucci, Vincenzo Ferrulli, Federica Mannelli, Antonino Barone, Matteo Daghio, Giulia Secci, Stefano Rapaccini, Domenico Gatta, Michele Falce and Sara Minieri
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Arianna Buccioni: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, Italy
Giovanni Brajon: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana ‘M. Aleandri’, Via Castelpulci 43, 50018 Florence, Italy
Lapo Nannucci: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, Italy
Vincenzo Ferrulli: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Federica Mannelli: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, Italy
Antonino Barone: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana ‘M. Aleandri’, Strada Terme 4a, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Matteo Daghio: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, Italy
Giulia Secci: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, Italy
Stefano Rapaccini: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie Alimentari Ambientali e Forestali, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, Italy
Domenico Gatta: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Michele Falce: Novamont Spa, Via G. Fauser 8, 28100 Novara, Italy
Sara Minieri: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-9

Abstract: The Food and Agriculture Organization’s previsions show that by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.6 billion people, and the request for a high value protein source will increase as well. Poultry can guarantee high value protein for humans, even in the poorest regions of the world. Hence, efficient poultry production is needed, matching with sustainable development. The residual meal from cardoon seed oil (used for biodiesel and biodegradable bioplastic production) is suitable for animal feeding due to its protein content. The aim of this preliminary study was to test for a possible use of cardoon meal as a protein source in a poultry diet during the finishing period. Forty-five Kabir chickens were divided into three groups and fed three diets in which soybean meal (control) was partially (16%) or completely replaced with cardoon meal as a protein source (treated groups). In vivo performances, animal welfare, dressing out and meat color were evaluated. No statistical differences in feed efficiency, dressing out, nor in meat quality were found among groups. Moreover, birds that were fed cardoon meal showed lower perivisceral fat. Therefore, cardoon meal could be considered as an alternative for soybean meal in the finishing period in poultry feeding.

Keywords: cardoon; poultry feeding; finishing period; sustainable animal production; bio-waste (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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