Effects of Different Levels of Protein on Body Weight and Carcass Characteristics of Indigenous Chicken, Worabe, Southern Ethiopia
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
The study was conducted between Oct 2009 to Nov 2010, to know the "Effects of Different Levels of Protein on Body Weight and Carcass Characteristics of Indigenous Chicken". The different levels of protein, 7.93 (T1), 16.8% (T2) and 19.05% CP (T3) were studied to assess its effects on the dry matter intake, growth performance and body weight gain as well as carcass characteristics. The cost-benefit analysis for finishing indigenous male chicken on diets containing different level of protein was also undertaken. The total of seventy two indigenous male chickens with an average body weight of 1397.93 ± 2.5 g were used for the feeding trial. The experiment was designed in CRD with three dietary treatments each with three replications. The results of the experiment showed that the mean dry matter intake, cost of feed per kg, live weight gain and mean weights carcass of parts did vary (P 0.05) among the different levels and maize grain only dietary treatments. T3 (the highest CP% level) by partial budget analysis method appear to be cheaper ration which could be used in indigenous male chicken finishing.
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Ibrahim M. , et al.
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