Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2019, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (13): 2352-2358.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2019.13.013

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Effects of Rearing Modes on Nocturnal Feeding Behavior in Goslings

HE Hang1,2,XIONG ZiBiao1,SHOU YaXiao1,XIE Qing1,XIE HeFang1()   

  1. 1 College of Animal Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460
    2 College of Animal Science and Technology, Chongqing Three Gorges Vocational College, Chongqing 404155
  • Received:2017-11-07 Accepted:2019-05-10 Online:2019-07-01 Published:2019-07-11
  • Contact: HeFang XIE E-mail:xiehefang@163.com

Abstract:

【Objective】 This study was carried out to investigate the effects of rearing modes on nocturnal feeding behavior of goslings aged from 0 to 3 weeks, and to analyze the relationship between nocturnal feeding behavior and production performance. 【Method】 A total of 120 Sichuan white geese at 1 day (the initial body weight was (97.78±2.67) g), with equal amount of male and female, were randomly allocated into two groups, net rearing (NR) and floor rearing (FR) , with 6 replicates and 10 geese each. The experiment was conducted at the Livestock and Poultry Breeding Base of Southwest University in August 2016; the experiment lasted for 21 days. And the average temperature during the experiment period was (28.72±2.16)℃, and the relative humidity was (85.76±8.73)%. According to the nutritional needs of the US NRC (1994) geese, the diet has a metabolic energy of 11.97 MJ·kg -1and a crude protein value of 20.43%. Geese had access to feed and water ad libitum in the experiment period. We recorded daily feed intake during the trial and weighed at 7 days, 14 days, and 21 days. And according to the agricultural industry standard of the People’s Republic of China - Poultry Production Performance Terminology and Metric Statistical Method (NY/T 823-2004) to determine the average daily feed intake, average daily gain and feed-to-weight ratio during the experiment period. And the nocturnal feeding behavior of goslings at days 19, 20 and 21, from 18:00 to the next day 6:00, was used infrared high-definition surveillance camera system for video capture. After the video was collected, the video software (VSPalyer V7.2.0, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.) was used to improve the nocturnal behavior observation method of chicken and mice, and set to a video segment at intervals of 10 minutes. The totals of video segments were 72. We observed the nocturnal feeding behavior of the geese and recorded the nocturnal feeding behavior time of the geese. 【Result】 Data showed that the duration of nocturnal feeding behavior and the average daily feed intake of geese in group NR were highly significant difference from those of animals in group FR (P<0.01), and the average daily gain and final weight of NR was significantly higher than that of FR (P<0.05), while there were no significant difference in the feed/gain ratio and initial weight (P>0.05) . Correlation analysis revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between nocturnal feeding behavior and production performance except for feed/gain ratio in group FR. The correlation coefficients between the duration of nocturnal feeding behavior and the average daily feed intake, the average daily gain, and feed/gain ratio were 0.796 (P<0.05), 0.807 (P<0.05), and -0.816 (P<0.05) in group NR, and 0.950 (P<0.01), 0.801 (P<0.05), and -0.573 (P>0.05) in group FR, respectively. Regression analysis, with the duration of nocturnal feeding behavior as the independent variable, also demonstrated that there was either a linear regression or a quadratic regression between nocturnal feeding behavior and production performance except feed/gain ratio in group FR. The regression equations of average daily feed intake y1 (g·d -1), average daily gain y2 (g·d -1) and feed/gain ratio y3 and nocturnal feeding behavior time x1 (min/12h) were y2=-222.70+ 29.96x1-0.78x 21(R 2=0.956, P=0.009), y2=6.73+1.46x1 (R 2=0.650, P=0.043), y3=2.83-0.05x1 (R 2=0.654, P=0.050) in group NR, respectively. Since there was no significant correlation between the feed/gain ratio of the FR group and the duration of the nocturnal feeding behavior, it was impossible to establish a regression equation. Therefore, the regression equations of average daily feed intake y4 (g·d -1), average daily gain y5 (g·d -1) and nocturnal feeding behavior time x2 (min/12h) were y4=-10.10+4.13x2 (R 2=0.904, P=0.004), y5=-39.82+4.83x2 (R 2=0.644, P=0.045) in group FR, respectively. 【Conclusion】 This finding suggested that the duration of nocturnal feeding behavior of goslings in group NR should be higher than that of animals in group FR, and that the nocturnal feeding behavior could increase the production performance of geese. Therefore, we recommended the net rearing methods as well as ensuring the supplies of nocturnal food at night in production were used to meet the nocturnal feeding activities of goslings.

Key words: rearing modes, geese, nocturnal feeding behavior

Table 1

Composition and nutrient levels of experimental diets (dry basis) "

原料Ingredients 配比Ratio (%) 营养成分Nutrient levels 含量Content
玉米 Corn 63.80 代谢能 ME (MJ·kg-1) 11.97
麦麸 Wheat bran 2.99 粗蛋白质 CP (%) 20.43
豆粕 Soybean meal 20.00 粗纤维 CF (%) 4.12
菜籽粕 Rapeseed meal 4.00 钙 Ca (%) 0.87
蚕蛹 Silkworm chrysalis 4.30 有效磷 AP (%) 0.43
磷酸氢钙 CaHPO4 1.59 赖氨酸 Lys (%) 1.14
石粉 Limestone 0.87 蛋氨酸 Met (%) 0.36
赖氨酸 Lys (98.5%) 0.15
DL-蛋氨酸 DL-Met 0.05
食盐 NaCl 0.20
氯化胆碱 Choline chloride 0.05
预混料 Premix 2.00

Fig. 1

The average time of feeding of each goose in night (n=6) "

Table 2

Effect of rearing mode on production performance of goose (n=6)"

网上平养 Net rearing 地面平养 Floor rearing PP value
初始重 Initial weight (g) 97.78±1.70 98.08±1.67 0.552
末重 Final weight (g) 824.47±71.35 707.67±67.19 0.015
平均日采食量 ADFI (g·d-1) 62.58±2.27 48.85±2.29 <0.01
平均日增重 ADG (g·d-1) 34.62±3.78 29.03±3.17 0.014
料重比 F/G 1.82±0.12 1.70±0.13 0.121

Table 3

Production performance and feeding time relativity (n=6)"

网上平养采食时间 Feeding time in net rearing 地面平养采食时间 Feeding time in floor rearing
平均日采食量 ADFI (g·d-1) 0.796* 0.950**
平均日增重 ADG (g·d-1) 0.807* 0.801*
料重比 F/G -0.816* -0.573

Table 4

Regression analysis results of feeding time (n=6)"

项目 Item 饲养方式 Rearing mode 回归方程 Regression equation R2 PP value
平均日采食量 ADFI 网上平养 Net rearing y1=-222.70+29.96x1-0.78x12 0.956 0.009
地面平养 Floor rearing y2=-10.10+4.13x2 0.904 0.004
平均日增重 ADG 网上平养 Net rearing y3=6.73+1.46x1 0.650 0.043
地面平养 Floor rearing y4=-39.82+4.83x2 0.644 0.045
料重比 F/G 网上平养 Net rearing y5=2.83-0.05x1 0.654 0.050
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