Effect Of A Single Straight Diet Fortified With Fish Meal Qn The Growth Of Broilers Raised To 6 Weeks

ABSTRACT

This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of single straight diet fortified with fish meal on the growth of broilers. The basal diet was augmented with fishmeal to take the crude protein from 22% to 28%. Sixty day old broiler chicks were used in the study which lasted for six weeks. The birds were randomly distributed into 4 treatments (Ti, T2, T and T4) that were b replicated three times with 5 birds per replicate. The replicate Ti, T2, T3 and T4 had different inclusion rate of crude protein which were 22%, 24%, 26% and 28% all with an energy level of 2900kca1/kg. Parameters measured were the initial body weight, final body weight, values calculated inchide average daily feed intake, average body weight gain and feed conversion ratio. There were no significant differences noticed in all the parameters. Taking all the parameters measured into consideration it would appear that in this single straight diet for broilers, there were no adverse effects on their performance. In conclusion that results show that any of the diets was good enough to give body weight in the range of 2-2.5kg that resulted in dressed carcass weight of 1.35-1.5kg, a range of weight that the fast food lines desire.