Effect of Replacement Levels of Soybean Meal with Local Groundnut Cake Meal on Carcass and Organ Characteristics in Broilers Diet

Autor: Aguihe, PC, Kehinde, AS, Lekene, B
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences; Vol 10, No 1 (2012); 282-288
ISSN: 1597-0906
Popis: A 56-day experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of broiler birds on fed diets with different levels of local groundnut cake meal (LGNCM) compounded to replace soyabean mean (SBM) at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% designated T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively. Carcass and organ characteristics were evaluated. One hundred and twenty day-old Arbor acre broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five treatment diets with three replicates of eight birds each in a completely randomized design (CRD), where feed and water were provided adlibitum. The results showed that the diets had significant (P
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