CARCASS AND GUT CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL DIETS

Auteurs-es

  • Y. Usman College of Agriculture Bauchi.
  • R. Hafizu Ministry of Education Science and Technology, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria
  • I. M. Magaji Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria
  • U. D. Doma Abubbakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4214

Mots-clés :

Commercial diets, Broiler chickens, Carcass and Gut Characteristic

Résumé

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of broiler chickens to five different commercial diets. Two hundred and fifty day-old chicks were randomly allotted to five diets in replicates of three containing 16 birds each in a completely randomized design. Feed and water were supplied ad libitum and the feeding trial lasted for 42 days. Results for Carcass analysis revealed that diet B gave the highest (P<0.05) carcass weight of 2.06kg. Dressing percentage was higher on diets A (70.51%) and B (68.52%). It was therefore concluded that diet B gave better carcass yield at reduced feed cost, hence recommended for broiler chicken producers. 

Biographies de l'auteur-e

  • Y. Usman, College of Agriculture Bauchi.

    Department of Animal Health Technology

  • I. M. Magaji, Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria

    Department of Animal Science

  • U. D. Doma, Abubbakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi

    Department of Animal Production

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Publié

2024-07-08

Numéro

2021: NSAP 2021 Proceedings

Rubrique

Articles

Comment citer

CARCASS AND GUT CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL DIETS. (2024). Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 52-56. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4214