EFFECT OF REPLACING MAIZE WITH SOLID WASTE PRODUCT OF SUGAR INDUSTRY ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION OF BROILER CHICKENS
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https://doi.org/10.33003/jaat.2024.1003.01Keywords:
Growth Performance,, Digestibility,, Economics,, Production,, BroilerAbstract
This Research was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing maize with solid waste product of sugar industry on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and economics of production of broilers chickens. The experimental diets were formulated such that SWAPSI replaced maize at 0% (control), 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% serving as T, T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively. The diets were compounded to be 2800 and 3000kcal/kg ME and 23 and 20%CP for both starter and finisher phases respectively. Four hundred day old chicks were distributed randomly among five diets, with 80 birds per diet that were replicated 5 times, each with 16 birds in a completely randomized design. Data were collected on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and economics of production. These data were analyzed using the One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in the SPSS statistical software. The results show that animals fed T1 and T2 had the highest growth performance at both phases, with better feed conversion ratio compared to T3, T4 and T5. Chickens fed T1 and T2 exhibited the highest crude protein content digestibility for both phases.. Cost of feed per kilogram weight gain was higher at T5 (₦3003.63/bird) than the other treatments. Birds fed diet containing 20% SWAPSI gave higher gross margin of ₦2011.87. The inclusion of SWAPSI from 20-80% decreases all values because SWAPSI increase in the diet without causing damage to the birds. It also decreased total costs while improving gross margins by 20%. SWAPSI meal is recommended at 20% for maximum growth and economic rewards.
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