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Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Year: 2009 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 112-115
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.112.115
Replacement Value of Normal Maize with Quality Protein Maize (Obatampa) in Broiler Diets
P. A. Onimisi, J. J. Omage, I. I. Dafwang and G. S. Bawa

Abstract: Three hundred and sixty days old Ross Broiler Chicks were used in a completely randomized design feeding trial to evaluate the benefits of replacing Normal Maize (NM) with Quality Protein Maize (QPM) (Obatampa variety) in Broiler diets. There were 6 treatments of 3 replicates each and each replicate had 20 chicks. Six diets were formulated in which the NM in diet was replaced by QPM at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% representing T1, T2, T3, T4 AND T5, respectively while T6 was normal maize base diet balanced for lysine. The appropriate diets were fed to the birds for 4 weeks in the starter phase and 4 weeks in the finisher phase. At the starter phase, there was gradual numerical increase in weight gain as QPM increased in the diet. T5 was significantly better than T1-T4 but T6 was the overall best performance. Feed consumption was similar for T1-T5 but significantly higher for T6. Feed/gain ratio improved as QPM increased in the diet (p<0.05). Dressing % and weights of organs expressed as % of live weight and body parts expressed as % of dressed weight were not different statistically (p>0.05).

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P. A. Onimisi, J. J. Omage, I. I. Dafwang and G. S. Bawa, 2009. Replacement Value of Normal Maize with Quality Protein Maize (Obatampa) in Broiler Diets. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 8: 112-115.

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