Research Article
Comparison between local concentrate mixed with phytogenic feed additives and imported concentrate on the performance, carcass characteristics of broiler chicks
Author(s): Raja Foud Elamin Ahmed*, Balagees A. Atta Elmnan and Khadiga A. Abdelatti
The experiment was designed to compare effects of Local Concentrate (LC) mixed with Phytogenic Feed Additives (PFA) and Imported Concentrate (IMC) on the performance, carcass characteristics of broiler chicks (Hubbard F15). A total of one hundred sixty unsexed, one day-old of broiler, the birds were offered an isocaloric and isonitrogenous experimental diets for 7 weeks. The data were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) for a completely randomized design. Four dietary treatments were formulated as follow: diet A contained 5% IMC (control), diets B, C, and D contained 2.5%, 5% and 7.5% LC, respectively. The LC was prepared by mixing 0.45% of clove (Syzygium aromaticum), 0.45% of ginger (Zingiber officinale), and 0.45% cardamom (Elettaria cardamom) to 34% groundnut cake, 11% sesame cake, 20% fish meal, 3% alfalfa meal, 28% cowpea, 0.4% limestone, 1% di-calcium phosphate, 1% salt, 0.. View More»
DOI:
http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303/irjps.2022.032