Note on the use of breadfruit meal (Artocarpus incisus) as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens

Breadfruit meal (BFM) (Artocarpus incisus) was evaluated as a poultry feed ingredient in a pilot study. Diets containing 0, 25, 50 and 75 BFM/kg were fed, ad libitum, to 240 day-old broiler chickens for a period of 8 weeks. Birds had free access to water. Performance criteria studied included feed i...

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Published in:Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 2002-01, Vol.11 (2), p.321-329
Main Authors: Atuahene, C.C, Donkoh, A, Anang, D.M, Boateng, J. (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (Ghana). Dept. of Animal Science)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALIMENT POUR ANIMAUX
ALIMENTACION AD LIBITUM
ALIMENTACION DE LOS ANIMALES
ALIMENTATION A SATIETE
ALIMENTATION DES ANIMAUX
ANIMAL FEEDING
ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS
BLOOD COMPOSITION
BODY WEIGHT
BROILER CHICKENS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
COMPOSICION APROXIMADA
COMPOSICION DE LA SANGRE
COMPOSICION QUIMICA
COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE
COMPOSITION DU SANG
COMPOSITION GLOBALE
DIET
DIETA
EFFICACITE CONVERSION ALIMENTAIRE
EFICIENCIA DE CONVERSION DEL PIENSO
FARINE POUR ANIMAUX
FEED CONVERSION EFFICIENCY
FEED INTAKE
FEED MEALS
FEEDS
FRUITS
FRUTAS
GAIN DE POIDS
GANANCIA DE PESO
HARINA PARA PIENSOS
INGESTION DE PIENSOS
INGREDIENT
INGREDIENTES
INGREDIENTS
METHODE STATISTIQUE
METODOS ESTADISTICOS
MORTALIDAD
MORTALITE
MORTALITY
PESO CORPORAL
PIENSOS
POIDS CORPOREL
POLLO DE ENGORDE
POULET DE CHAIR
PRISE ALIMENTAIRE (ANIMAUX)
PROXIMATE COMPOSITION
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
STATISTICAL METHODS
UNRESTRICTED FEEDING
WEIGHT GAIN
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Summary:Breadfruit meal (BFM) (Artocarpus incisus) was evaluated as a poultry feed ingredient in a pilot study. Diets containing 0, 25, 50 and 75 BFM/kg were fed, ad libitum, to 240 day-old broiler chickens for a period of 8 weeks. Birds had free access to water. Performance criteria studied included feed intake, growth rate, efficiency of feed utilization, mortality, carcass and blood parameters. The concentration of BFM in the diet had significant negative influence on feed consumption. The level of BFM had no significant impact on carcass yield, mortality or blood parameters
ISSN:1230-1388
DOI:10.22358/jafs/67816/2002