Evaluation of free fatty acid content in rice bran oil used in commercial poultry feeding in India Kavitha R.*, Natarajan A., Kumar R.P. Senthil, Siva M., Janani S. R. Animal Feed Analytical and Quality Assurance Laboratory, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal - 637 001, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai *Correspondence: vetkavi2004@gmail.com
Online published on 28 December, 2023. Abstract An investigation was made to assess the free fatty acid content (FFA) of rice bran oil (RBO) that are regularly used in commercial poultry feeding. A total of 1815 RBO samples were obtained between 2012 and 2021 from various sources like feed manufacturers, farmers from different parts of the country. The samples were analyzed for FFA content at Animal Feed Analytical and Quality Assurance Laboratory, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The extend usage of RBO has increased and hence, the number of samples submitted for FFA analysis increased gradually from 2012 and 2018 (63 in 2013 to 178 in 2018), but it increased thereafter in 2019 (298), 2020 (322) and 2021 (291). The FFA content was found to be in the range of 0.50 to 38.4% with a mean value of 6.99±.08 %. From this investigation, it is observed that about 11.0 % of RBO samples tested in the last 10 years had more than 10% of FFA. Top Keywords Free fatty acid, Poultry feed, Rice bran oil. Top |