EVALUATION OF LOCAL SORGHUM BEER RESIDUE IN BROILER CHICKENS
EVALUATION OF LOCAL SORGHUM BEER RESIDUE IN BROILER CHICKENS
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1985-09
Authors
MOSES, DOGARI
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Abstract
Five growth studies and an ME study were performed to
study the effects of replacing 0-80% of the maize fraction
in broiler chicken diets with sorghum beer residue (SBR),
The ME of the residue was determined to he 1764kcal/kg. The
results of feeding trials obtained indicated that weight gains,
feed efficiency were depressed with increasing levels of maize
replacement. Feed consumption was increased in some trials
and decreased in others while mortality was unaffected by
varying levels of replacement. Feed cost kg gain was lowered
in all the S.B.R, containing diets.
The adverse effects of the sorghum beer residue was more
pronounced in the younger (0-6 weeks) than in the older (6-9
weeks) birds. The results suggest that up to 50% of the maize
can be replaced in broiler starter diets and 40% in finisher
diets with S.B.R.
The effects of sorghum beer residue on the carcass
characteristic were also evaluated. The weights of the liver
gut, gizzard as well as caecal and intestinal lengths were
compared in all the treatments as well as the dressing percentage.
The results indicated that there are specific modifications of
the alimentery canal to enable the bird handle the high fibre
Sorghum Beer Residue diets
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A THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE
OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (ANIMAL SCIENCE) OF AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
SEPTEMBER, 1985
Keywords
EVALUATION,, LOCAL SORGHUM BEER,, RESIDUE,, BROILER CHICKENS