Replacement value of sweet orange (Citrus Sinensis) peels for wheat offals in the performance of broiler starter diets
Publish Year: 1393
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 13 مرداد 1394
Abstract:
Two-hundred (200) day old broiler chicks of Anak 2000 breed from a commercial hatchery were used to investigate the effect of replacing wheat offals with sweet orange peel meal in broiler rations. The birds were fed on 0%, 50%, 75% and 100% dietary inclusion of sweet orange peel meal as replacement for wheat offals in a 28 day feeding trial. Significant interaction between dietary levels of sweet orange peel meal and wheat offals were observed on feed efficiency and weight gain (p<0.05). Increase in dietary levels of sweet orange peel meal reduced feed transit time in gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) (p<0.05) while supplementary wheat offal had the opposite effect (p<0.05). It was concluded that broiler chicks could tolerate up to 75% dietary levels of sweet orange peel meal without wheat offal added to such a diet, performance was comparable to that of birds fed a standard diet with money saved in the process.
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E.O Ahaotu
Department of Animal Production and Health Technology, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo, Nigeria
S.A Adeyeye
Department of Animal Science, Federal College of Agriculture Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
V.N Okonkwo
Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria