Influence of varying dietary energy levels supplemented with ginger or probiotics on performance of broiler chickens under a semi-arid environment

Autor: Duwa, H, Saleh, B, Chana, Z.M., Girgiri, A.Y.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nigerian Journal of Animal Science; Vol 21, No 1 (2019); 56-62
ISSN: 1119-4308
Popis: This study evaluated the effects of varying dietary energy levels supplemented with ginger or probiotics on performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens in a semi-arid environment. A total of one hundred and forty four (144) Arbor acre day-old broiler chicks were randomly allotted to six (6) dietary treatments with four replicates of six chicks each. Three metabolizable energy levels (3100, 2900, and 2700 ME/kcal/kg) were supplemented with either ginger (5g/kg) or probiotic (0.505g/kg) to give six experimental diets for the starter and finisher phases respectively. The experimental diets were fed ad libitum throughout the eight week experimental period. Feed intake increased (P
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