ABSTRACT

A study was conducted with 180 Lohman Brown and 120 local pullets to evaluate the effect of genotype and inclusion level on the performance of pullets fed boiled pigeon pea seed meal(PSM) based diet. The experimental design was 2 x 5 factorial in a completely Randomized design (CRD). Five experimental diets were formulated such that diet I (control) was maize - soybean meal based with 0% PSM. Diets 2,3, 4 and 5 had 15, 20, 25 and 30% PSM, respectively replacing part of maize and soybean in the diets. Measurements were daily feed intake, final live weight. The result showed that at the pullet chick stage (1-8weeks) the exotic pullets were superior to the local pullets in terms of weight gain, feed intake and protein intake (P<0.05). At the pullets grower stage (9-20week of age), the local genotype was ' significantly (P<0.05) lower than its exotic counterpart in feed conversion (FCR) but higher (P<0.05) in protein efficiency ratio (PER). Birds .fed the PSM diets were similar (P>0.05) to those fed the control diet in growth rate, feed intake and FCR at chick phase, but were significantly (P<0.05) superior in terms of weight gain, FCR and PER from 9 weeks to point of lay (POL). Inclusion level of PSM in diets did not significantly (P>0.05) influence feed and protein intake from day old to point of ' lay. Generally, genotype x inclusion level interaction effect was significant in daily' feed intake, final live weight, daily weight gain. It was concluded that boiled PSM could be incorporated in. the diets of both local and exotic pullets as high as 30% of the whole diet without any adverse effect on growth performance. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

Certification -

DeclarationDedication -

Acknowledgement -

Table of Contents -

Lists of TablesAbstracts -

IntroductionII

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CHAPTER ONE

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

Background Information -

Statement of Problem -

Objective of the Study -

Justification - -

I

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4

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CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature Review I

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2.1 Anti-nutritional factors in legumes- - 5

2.1.1 Protease Inhibitor -

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2.2 Effects of Feeding legumes - - 6

2.3 Methods of processing legume seeds - 7

2.4 Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)- - 9

2.5 Nutritive Value of pigeon pea - 10

~ 2.6 Anti-nutritional factors of pigeon pea- 14

2.7 Pigeon pea Seed in Poultry Diets - - 14

2.8 Nutrient requirements of pullets - 15

2.8.I Energy requirement of pullets - 15

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2.8.2

2.8.3

Protein requirement of pullets -

Vitamins and Minerals requirement of pulletsCHAPTER THREE

3.0 Materials and Methods- 20

3.1 Experimental Site - - 20

3.2 Experimental birds and Management - 20

3.3 Experimental diets - - 21

3.4 Experimental design and data collection- 23

3.5 Cost benefits analysis - 24

3.6 Data and chemical analysis - - 24

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4.1.2

4.2.0

4.2.1

4.2.2

4.2.3

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4.3.2

4.3.3

4.4.0

4.4.1

4.4.2

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CHAPTER FOUR

Results and Discussion - - - -

Performance of Pullet Chicks

Effect of Inclusion level of PSM

Effect of Genotype and Inclusion level Interaction -----

Feed Cost ---- ----- -------

Effect of Genotype on Feed Cost Benefit

Effect of Inclusion level of PSM

Genotype x Inclusion level Interaction

Performance of Grower Pullets

Effect of Genotype

Effect of Inclusion levels of PSM

Genotype and Inclusion level Interaction

Feed Cost

Effect of genotype

Effect of Inclusion level of PSM

Genotype and PSM level Interaction

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary and Conclusion

Starter Phase

Grower Phase

Conclusion- -

Recommendation -

REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES

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Table 2:1 Mi: il id ita 3 3f» • .A1 . Ineral an vitamin contents ol pigeon pea.....----.-

Table 2:2 Proximate composition of pigeon pea seed meal (% DM basis) 13

Table 2:3 Amino acid composition of pigeon pea seed. (g/l00g protein) .13

Table 3: 1 Composition of graded levels of pigeon pea experimental diets

fed to exotic and local pullets 22

Table 3:2 Percentage composition of Grower Diets Containing graded

levels of Boiled Pigeon Pea Seed Meal 23

Table 4. I: Effects of genotype on growth perfonnance of pullet chicks 25

Table 4.2: Effect of inclusion level of PSM on growth perfonnance

of pullet chicks · : : ; : 26

Table 4.3: Effect of Genotype and PSM level interaction on growth

performance of pullet chicks 28

Table 4.4: Effects of genotype on economic perfonnance pullet chicks fed PSM 29

Table 4.5: Effect of different levels of PSM on economic performance

of pullet chicks 29

Table 4.6: Genotype and PSM level interaction effect on feed cost for

pullet chicks 30

Table 4.7: Effect of genotype on growth performance pullet chicken fed PSM........31

Table 4.8: Effect of inclusion levels of PSM on growth performance

of pullet chicken 32

Table 4.9: Genotype inclusion level interaction on growth performance of

pullet chicken fed PSM ~ .34

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Table 4.10: Effect of genotype on Feed Cost.. 35

Table 4.11: Effect of inclusion level of PSM on Feed Cost............................. 36

Table 4.12: Genotype and inclusion level interaction on Feed Cost.. 37