Open AccessResponse of starter broilers to diets containing graded levels of rice bran with or without palm oil
Author(s) -
I. M. O. Ibiyo,
J. O. Atteh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v32i1.919
Subject(s) - broiler , bran , starter , palm oil , rice bran oil , zoology , food science , feed conversion ratio , palm , biology , breed , weight gain , body weight , chemistry , raw material , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology
One hundred and forty four(144) day old broiler chicks of hubbard breed from a commercial hatchery were used to investigate the response of broiler chick to 0, 10 and 20% dietary rice bran with or without palm oil in a 5 week feeding trial. Significant interaction between dietary levels of rice bran and palm oil were observed on feed intake, weight gain and feedgain ratio (P>0.05). Increase in dietary levels of rice bran deduced feed transit time in the GIT (P>0.05) while supplementary palm oil had the opposite effect (P>0.05). There was a tendency for dietary supplementation of palm oil to increase protein or fat retention (P>0.05) but had no significant effect on crude fibre retention (P>0.05) but had no significant effect of crude fibre retention (P>0.05). It was concluded that broiler chicks could tolerate up to 10% dietary levels of rice bran without detrimental effects on performance and nutrients retention. With supplementary 5% palm oil added to such a diet, performance was comparable to that of birds fed a standard diet with money saved in the process