Irradiation decontaminated poultry feed in different packaging materials.

Zulqarnain; Aurang Zeb; Hamidullah Shah; Zafar Iqbal; Fazal Mahmood

No Detail Found!

Irradiation decontaminated poultry feed in different packaging materials.

Author(s)

Zulqarnain Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Aurang Zeb Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Peshawar, Pakistan

Hamidullah Shah Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Zafar Iqbal Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Fazal Mahmood Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract

Irradiation an alternative to antibiotics is an interesting area of poultry feed research and has been recognized as a reliable and safe method for preservation. Present study was conducted to investigate the influence of gamma irradiation (5kGy) and storage at ambient conditions on proximate analysis of antibiotic free broiler feed packed in different packaging materials. Results indicated that moisture content of the experimental feed samples was influenced (P ≤ 0.05) by all the three factors. It increased with storage time, more so in irradiated samples than in their respective controls. Protein solubility was also influenced (P ≤ 0.05) by all the three factors and their interactions. The average phytic acid contents of all the samples ranged between 1.04 to 2.10 %.

Publication Details

Page(s) 573-578

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Year: 2013

Request the full text from PASTIC