ABSTRACT

A 28 day feeding trial involving one hundred and fifty day old Anak 2000 broiler chicks in a completely randomized design was carried out to determining e the performance of broiler starters fed various treated or untreated rice milling waste at 20% inclusion level. Parameters measured were daily weight gain, final live weight of birds, feed conversion ratio, feed intake, protein intake, protein efficiency ratio and cost benefit analysis. The result showed that there is no significant difference (P>0.05) in daily weight gain, final like weight of birds, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and cost benefit analysis, while significant difference (P<0.05) was observed in feed intake and protein intake. It was concluded that broiler starters can be fed urea treated rice milling waste constituting up to 20% of the whole ration without any adverse effect on the performance of the broilers. This will also reduce feed cost.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page

Certification

Dedication ii

Acknowledgment iii

List of Tables iv

Table of contents v

Abstract vi

CHAPTER ONE

1 .0 Introduction

1.2 Objectives 3

1.3 Statement of problems 3

1.4 Justification 4

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature review 5

2.1 Agro- byproducts 5

2.2 Rice 5

2.3 Rice milling waste (proximate composition) 6

2.4 Rice milling waste in poultry feeding 7

2.5 Treatment of Rice milling waste 7

2.6 Potash (sodium sesquicarbonate/Trona) 7

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Material and method 8

3.1 Treatment of rice milling waste 8

3.2 Experimental diets 10

3.3 Experimental design 10

3.4 Management of experimental birds and data collection 10

3.5 Data analysis 11

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Results and Discussions 12

4. 1. Performance of Broiler starter fed treated or 12

untreated Rice milling waste.

4.2 Proximate composition 13

4.3 Live weight and Daily weight gain 13

4.4 Feed intake and FCR 14

4.5 Protein intake and PER 4

4.6 Cost/Benefit I 5

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Summary and Conclusion 16

5.1 Summary

5.2 Conclusion

Reference 17

Appendix 20