Isikwenu, J.O. and Udeh, I. and Ifie , I. (2012) Haematological Response, Performance and Economic Analysis of Cockerel Chicks Fed Enzyme Supplemented Brewer's Dried Grains Groundnut Cake-based Diets. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 11 (6). pp. 541-546.
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Abstract
The effect of replacing Groundnut Cake (GNC) with enzyme supplemented Brewer's Dried Grains (BDG) at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% graded levels in cockerel chicks at 6-11 weeks of age was investigated. Five dietary treatments were formulated to be isonitrogenous and isocaloric to provide 20% crude protein and 2900 kcal/kg metabolizable energy. Two hundred and twenty-five 5 weeks old cockerel chicks (Abor-Acre breed) were randomly allocated to five treatments replicated thrice with 15 cockerels per replicate, fed and watered ad libitum in deep litter pens for 6 weeks. Means of body weight, total weight gain, daily weight gain, feed intake, feed: gain ratio, blood parameters and economic assessment of cockerels fed the control diet, 25 and 50% enzyme supplemented brewer's dried grains diets were significantly (p<0.05) better than those fed 75 and 100% inclusion levels. The use of enzymes supplemented BDG was more profitable than GNC in cockerel's diets when the replacement do not exceed the 50% level. Mortality ranged from 1.95-3.56%.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Animal Science, Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Delta State, Nigeria |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics Statistics and Experimentation Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Groundnut |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2012 06:25 |
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2012 06:26 |
| Official URL: | http://www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/ab2032.htm |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5778 |
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