PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF BROWN EGG-TYPE LAYERS FED COMMERCIAL GROWTH PROMOTER AND TWO PHYTOADDITVES
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This experiment was carried out to determine the effect of Commercial Growth Promoter (Nufocare p), Breadnut (Artocarpus camansis) and Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) on performance characteristics and haematological parameters of brown egg-type layers. Ninety (90) point of lay (20 weeks old) of Isa brown layers were used for this experiment. The birds were weighed prior to the commencement of the experiment and randomly divided into five (5) treatments groups of three (3) replicates each with each having six (6) birds. The birds were managed in three tier cage and stocked at the rate of three (3) birds per cell with dimension 42cm x 42com x 35cm. The experimental diets and treatments are as follows: Treatment 1: control without inclusion of test ingredients, Treatment 2: control diet + commercial growth promoter (1g/kg of feed), Treatment 3: control diet + Breadnut leaf meal (6g/kg of feed), Treatment 4: control diet + Breadfruit leaf meal (6g/kg of feed) and Treatment 5: control diet + Breadnut leaf meal (3g/kg of feed) + Breadfriut leaf meal (3g/kg of feed). The experiment lasted for twelve (12) weeks.
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