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Abstract:
The study was conducted from January 7 to February 16, 2009 having a duration of forty (40) days. There were one hundred twenty (120) heads of Cobb broilers that were used in the study. They were randomly distributed into four (4) lots, replicated three (3) times having ten (10) heads in each replication. The birds were fed with locally compounded ration supplemented with varying levels of honey. The treatment used in the expirement I (control), fed with locally formulated ration, Treatment II, fed with locally ration supplemented with 5 ml honey, Treatment III, fed with locally formulated ration supplemented with 10 ml honey and Treatment IV, fed with locally formulated ration supplemented with 15 ml honey. The treatment were laid out adopting the Completely Romdomized Design (CRD). The initial weight of the birds was taken after ten days of conditioning. The result implies that the birds were homogenous based on the statistical analysis. Likewise, the final and gain in weight of the birds and the weights of the meat yield did not show significant differences among treatments means based on statistical analysis. It indicates that honey did not show significant affect the final and gain in weight and the weight and lenghts of the visceral organs of the expirement birds. The total feed consumed by the expirement birds amounted to 71 250 g per treatment with feed conversion ratios of 59.4:1, 63.5:1, 60.85:1 and 61.23:1 for Treatment I, II, III and IV, respectively. The return on capital per treatment were 13.7, 7.56, 8.80 and 6.16 % for treatment I, II, III and IV, respectively, with 7.52% ROC in the entire expirement.??
Objectives:
1. To determine the effect of varying levels of honey on the growth performance and meat yield of broiler. 2. to determine which among the levels would give the highest Return on Capital (ROI).
Methods:
Complete Randomized Design (CRD)
Findings and Results:
1. Supplementation of varying levels of honey on locally formulated ration has no significant effect on the growth of broiler. 2. The average weight of broiler chicks were not influenced by the addition of honey in their ration. 3. Figuratively, birds in Treatment III obtained the highest final weight of 1, 410.42 g wherein the birds were supplemented with 10 ml of honey per kg. of locally formulated ration. 4. The over-all Return of Capital of the project (ROC) is 7.52% which shows that supplementation of honey to the feed ration of broiler chicks is feasible.
Conclusion:
The results of the experiment revealed that honey supplementation to broiler ration have no significant effect in terms of growth performance and weights of dressed meat. Numerically, birds given with 10 ml honey in their ration obtained the highest final weights. The overall return on Capital of the project is 7.52 % indicating a low profitability of the project.
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