TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Replacement of Protein Binder with Fish Meal on Nutrient Digestibility and Performance in the Diet of Broiler Chickens TT - اثر جایگزینی پلت چسبان پروتئینی به جای پودر ماهی بر قابلیت هضم مواد مغذی و عملکرد در جیره جوجه های گوشتی JF - JCPP JO - JCPP VL - 12 IS - 43 UR - http://jcpp.iut.ac.ir/article-1-854-en.html Y1 - 2008 SP - 461 EP - 470 KW - Amet protein binder KW - Digestibility KW - Metabolizable energy KW - Performance. N2 - This experiment was conducted to determinate the effects of different levels of Amet protein binder (0, 1.5, 3, 4.5 and 6) in substitution for fish meal on performance and digestibility of nutrients. This study used 400 broiler chickens (Ross strain) with 5 treatments of 4 replications in a completely randomized design. Weight gain, feed consumption, and feed conversion ratio were determined at the end of each phase of the experiment. In addition, the digestibility of nutrients and apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn) of the whole diets were measured by sampling excreta. The results showed that levels of 4.5 and 6% of Amet significantly decreased feed consumption (P< 0.01). Feed consumption was higher for 1.5, 0(control), and 3% Amet in diets, respectively. At the starting phase, 1.5% Amet treatment improved feed conversion ratio (P M3 ER -