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Response of broiler chickens to graded levels of urea treated rice offal and sorghum spent grain

1SO Onuh, 1JJ Okoh, 2EE Idogah and 3E Ameh

1Department of Animal Husbandry; 2Department of Basic Sciences, Akperan Orshi College of Agriculture, Yandev, P.M.B. 181, Gboko-Benue State. NIGERIA, 3Department of Agricultural Education, Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi, Kano State Nigeria

 
Abstract

A total of one hundred and fifty day-old unsexed broiler chickens averaging 50.00 g were utilized for the purpose of accessing their response to graded levels of urea treated rice offal and sorghum spent grain. These were randomly allocated into 5 equal groups of 30 birds in each treatment replicated 3 times. Five diets were designated as control (I), urea treated rice offal at the rate of 7.5% (II), urea treated rice offal at the rate of 15% (III), urea treated sorghum at the rate of 7.5% (IV) and urea treated sorghum at the rate of 15% (V) was included. The results showed that there were no significant differences (P>0.05) in all parameters measured among birds fed all diets. However, it was observed that feed intake increased in urea treated sorghum spent grain at 7.5% inclusion compared with the same level of rice offal, however, feed intake reduced in sorghum spent grain at 15.0% inclusion compared with the same level of inclusion of rice offal. Furthermore, weight gain increased when 7.5% urea treated sorghum spent grain was fed compared with birds fed the same level of urea treated rice offal but reduced with 15.0% inclusion compared with the same level of inclusion of urea treated rice offal. Efficiency of feed utilization at 15.0% level of inclusion of urea treated rice offal was better compared with birds fed other urea treated diets. Finally, feed cost per unit weight gain improved with urea treatment of sorghum spent grain. On the basis of the results obtained, it may be recommended that urea treatment of rice offal or sorghum spent grain could be included up to 15.0% of the diet of broiler chickens without any adverse effect on their performance.

Keywords: Broilers; urea; rice offal; sorghum spent grain
 
To cite this article: SO Onuh, JJ Okoh, EE Idogah and E Ameh, 2015. Response of broiler chickens to graded levels of urea treated rice offal and sorghum spent grain. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(6): 279-283.
 
 

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