Growth Performance and Economic Evaluation of Broiler Chickens Fed Gradded Levels of Roasted Baobab Seed Meal
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
A 55-days feeding trial involving one hundred and eighty one day old Oba Marshal was conducted to determine the performance and economic effectiveness of broiler chickens fed dietary levels of roasted baobab seed meal (RBSM). The birds were randomly allocated to four dietary treatment groups A, B, C and D at the levels of O (Control), 4.12, 8. 24 and 12.36%, respectively. The parameters considered were initial weight, final weight, body weight gain, feed intake, feed to gain ratio, feed cost per kg, feed cost per kg body weight gain, income above feed expenses (IAFE) and Mortality rate. The result from this study revealed that all the birds on RBSM dietary treatments performed better than those on control diet. The performance improved with increased dietary levels of RBSM. The cost analysis indicated that the control diet had higher feed cost/kg and feed cost/kg body weight gain than those on the RBSM diets. The control diet had lower IAFE than those on treatments. The lower feed cost/ kg, feed cost /kg body weight gain and higher IAFE observed in birds fed diets containing RBSM in this study is due to low cost price of baobab seed and which justify the inclusion of baobab seed meal in broiler chickens’ diets. In conclusion, dietary inclusion of RBSM at 12.36% both reduced cost of production and did not impair the performance of birds.
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S. L. Adeosun, et al.
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