Aiming to evaluatethe effect of tomato waste inclusion on productive performance and characteristicsof carcass and main broiler chicken cuts, an experiment was carried out using300 male Cobb chicks, distributed in a complete randomized design, with fiverations and five replicates. Diets consisted of control ration based on cornand soybean meal and four rations with 5, 10, 15 and 20% of tomato waste. Feedintake, weight gain and feed conversion and, at the end of experiment, slaughterweight, gutted carcass without feet and head, breast, drumstick, thigh, wing,back, edible guts and belly fat were evaluated every week, as well as it wasthe yield. Tomato waste increased feed intake in the periods from 1 to 7, 8to 14 and 29 to 36 days of age and worsened gain weight and feed conversionof broiler chickens up to 29 days of age. Regarding carcass weight (g) and weightof the noble parts, breast, drumstick and thighs decreased linearly in functionof the use of tomato waste in poultry on pre- initial and initial phase, thatis, up to 28 days old, but yield (%) was not affected except for yield of heartand liver. Use of tomato waste in ration of broiler chickens during the periodfrom 1 to 28 days may decrease weight gain and worsen food conversion. Tomatowaste may be used as ration ingredient in ration of broiler chicken in the breedingperiod from 29 to 42 days of age up to the level of 20% without harming weightgain and feed conversion of poultry.
