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Abstract:
??The study was conducted to determine the growth performance, meat quality and visceral organs characteristics of native chicken fed with formulated ration supplemented with azolla silage. This study was limited only to the use of different levels of azolla silage as supplement in the ration, using 75 heads of native chickens. The area was divided into fifteen (15) consisting of five (5) treatments with three (3) replications adopting Complete Randomized Design (CRD). The expiremental treatments used in the study were; To - Control (no azolla sillage). T1 - 5% (50 grams of azolla silage/1 kg of formulated feed), T2 - 10 % (100 grams of azolla silage/1 kg of formulated feed), T3 - 15% (150 grams of azolla silage/ 1 kg of formulated feed) and T4 - 20% (200 grams of azolla silage/ 1 kg of formulated feed). No significant differences were observed among native chickens fed with formulated ration supplemented with different levels of azolla silage in all parameters studied such as average initial weight, average daily intake, average daily gain in weight, gain in weight, average feed conservasion efficiency, average final live weight, and average dressing percentage. Supplementation of different levels of azolla silage in the feed of native chicken did not significantly lower the feed cost per kilogram of native chicken produced and the feed cost per average daily gain. Native chicken fed of ration with no supplementation of azolla silage had the highest return above feed, chick and supplement cost and the lowest was obtained in those chickens that recieve ration with 10% azolla silage. Futhermore, the addition of up to 20% level of azolla silage in the ration did not affect the visceral organs characteristics of native chicken. Morever, the odor, texture, taste, tenderness, color and overall acceptability of the meat showed similar quality.
Objectives:
To determine the growth performance, meat quality and visceral organs characteristics of native chicken fed with formulated ration supplemented with azolla silage.
Methods:
Complete Randomized Design (CRD)
Findings and Results:
1. The supplementation of different levels of azolla silage in the ration of native chicken under confined condition had no effect on the different parameters on the growth performance, meat quality and visceral organ characteristics of native chicken fed with formulated ration. 2. The growth performance, meat quality and visceral organ charactiristics was not affected with the supplementation of different level of azolla silage of native chicken fed with formulated ration. 3. The highest return on capital was obtained by To with 25.47%.
Conclusion:
The result of the experiment showed that the supplementation of the different levels of azolla silage in the ration of native chicken does not affect the growth performance, meat quality and visceral organs characteristics. To had the lowest cost and highest return on capital (ROC) among treatments. Raising native chicken fed with formulated ration supplement with different levels of azolla silages, obtained lower return on capital (ROC) invested.
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