REPLACEMENT VALUE OF PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES LEAF MEAL FOR SOYABEAN MEAL ON THE PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS EVALUATION OF STARTER BROILERS
- 1. * 1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, NIGERIA. 2 Department of Animal Production and Health Technology, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo, NIGERIA. 3 Department of Animal Science, Nasarawa State University Laffia Campus, NIGERIA. 4 Department of Agricultural Production and Management Science, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu – Ode, Ogun State, NIGERIA.
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A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the replacement value of Pueraria phaseoloides leaf meal for soya bean meal on the performance and carcass evaluation on starter broiler chicks. One hundred day old chicks of mixed sexes (straight – run) were reared from day old to four weeks of age following standard procedures and strict bio-security measures, using commercial feed before placing them on experimental diets. Birds were distributed into five dietary treatment groups of twenty birds and replicated four times with five birds per replicate in a completely randomized design. There was significant difference (p<0.05) in feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and carcass evaluation of the birds at the end of 21 days of experimental feeding.
KEYWORDS: Pueraria phaseoloides Leaf Meal, Soya Bean Meal, Replacement Value, Performance, Carcass Evaluation, Starter Broiler Chicks.
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