| Autor: |
U. D. Doma, H. Husa, K. M. Bello, A. I. Muhammad, Y. U. Kawu, M. Abubakar |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 47:253-261 |
| ISSN: |
0331-2062 |
| DOI: |
10.51791/njap.v47i3.162 |
| Popis: |
The consumer price for poultry products in Nigeria and the expansion of the commercial poultry industry are negatively affected by the utilization of competitive and costly ingredients in making poultry diets. Consequently, the identification and utilization of locally available alternatives would greatly reduce cost of poultry production and products. In this regard, a study was undertaken to examine the effects of replacement of yellow maize (YM) with gayamba pearl millet variety as dietary energy source on carcass yield and blood parameters of broiler chickens. Three hundred (300) Ross 308 broiler chicks weighing 167.94 – 173.07g were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments of 75 birds each. Each treatment was replicated thrice with 25 birds in a completely randomized design. The experimental diets contained 0, 33.33, 66.67 and 100% gayamba millet as replacement for YM designated as diets 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Full-fat soya bean and groundnut cake meal were the main vegetable protein sources used in the diets. Feed and water were provided ad libitum and the experiment lasted for 49 days. Results for carcass yield indicated a significant (P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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