Effect Of Quantitative Feed Restriction On The Performance And Laying Characteristics Of Pullets

ABSTRACT

Increase in population in the third world countries like Nigeria has not been marched by growth with agricultural productivity especially in the area of animal production. This has led to hunger and serious malnutrition among the people (lghedioh, I993: Weaver, I994: ukachukwu et al., 2002). lo correct the short fall in animal protein intake of the populace. there is need to intensify livestock production which is characterized by high cost of production due to cost of finished feed that accounts for over 70 percent of the production cost (Adegeye and Dittoh, 1982, Ogunifowora, I 984; oluyemi, 1984).