Utilization of tigernut ( Cyperus rotundus, L.) meal in diets for cockerel starters

The effect of feeding graded levels of tigernut meal (TGN) as a replacement for maize in the diets of cockerel starters on carcass characteristics and economics of feed conversion was assessed for 70 days. Tigernut replaced maize at 0%, 33.33%, 66.67% and 100% levels. A total of 120 day-old chicks w...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2003-09, Vol.89 (3), p.245-248
Main Authors: Bamgbose, A.M., Eruvbetine, Daisy, Dada, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Feed - analysis
Animal Feed - economics
Animal productions
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Carcass yield
Chickens - anatomy & histology
Chickens - physiology
Cockerel chicks
Cyperus
Cyperus rotundus
Diet
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Economic analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Male
Seeds
Terrestrial animal productions
Tigernut meal
Vertebrates
Zea mays
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Summary:The effect of feeding graded levels of tigernut meal (TGN) as a replacement for maize in the diets of cockerel starters on carcass characteristics and economics of feed conversion was assessed for 70 days. Tigernut replaced maize at 0%, 33.33%, 66.67% and 100% levels. A total of 120 day-old chicks were randomly allotted to four experimental diets such that each dietary treatment had three replicates of ten birds. Inclusion of TGN at 33.33% in cockerel diets supported better carcass yield in terms of high plucked, eviscerated, drumstick, thigh, neck, wing, heads, shanks, livers, hearts and lung weights without significant differences ( P>0.05) in values obtained. However, there were significant difference ( P
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00074-9