H. Duwa
Department of Animal Science, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
E.O. Oyawoye
Department of Animal Production, Aubakar Tafawa Balewa University, P.M.B. 0248, Bauchi State, Nigeria
A.A. Njidda
Department of Animal Science, Bayero University Kano, P.M.B. 3011, Kano State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
An experiment was conducted to determine the productive parameters and carcass characteristics of broilers fed sorrel seed meal. A total of 160 Anak broiler chickens were used for the experiment. The birds were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments containing sorrel seed meal with different processing methods; Raw sorrel seed, roasted sorrel seed, boiled and dried sorrel seed and soaked and dried sorrel seed. The criteria for the assessment were growth performance, digestibility and carcass characteristics. Mean daily weight gain and daily feed intake of the birds at starter phase varied from 22.36-30.69 g/bird and 65.62-68.83 g/bird. The daily weight gain for the finisher phase range 47.66-53.57g/bird and 120.72-145.14 g/bird for daily feed intake at finisher phase. The result of daily weight gain and feed intake of combined phase show significant difference (p>0.05). Birds on boiled and dried sorrel seed meal had the highest daily weight gain (42.13 g/day) and daily feed intake (105.26 g/day). The nutrient digestibility were generally high for all nutrients (above 60%) except crude fibre which range between 47.89-51.95%. The results of the carcass show significant far all the body part except for some organs spleen, liver and intestine which showed no significant difference (p<0.05).
PDF References
How to cite this article
H. Duwa, E.O. Oyawoye and A.A. Njidda, 2012. Effect of Processing Methods on the Utilization of Sorrel Seed Meal by Broilers. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 11: 38-46.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.38.46
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2012.38.46
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.38.46
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2012.38.46
REFERENCES
- Abasiekong, S.F. and Y. Tyopat, 2000. Effect of supplementary methonine and lysine on broiler chickens fed refermented brewers spent sorghum (Sorghum vulgare L.) as chief dietary protein source. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production, March 19-23, 2000, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria, pp: 184-187.
- Akinmutimi, A.H., 2001. Soaked and Toasted Lima Beans (Phaseolus lunatus) in Broiler Chickens Diets: Effects on Haematological Parameters and Blood Chemistry. In: Meeting the Challenges of Animal Production in New Millennium, Ubosi, C.O., A. Kibon, I.D. Kwari, J.U. Igwebuike and I.D. Mohammed et al. (Eds.). University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, pp: 48-49.
- Duke, J.A., 2000. Ecosystematic data on economic plants. Quart J. Crude Drug Res., 17: 91-110.
Direct Link - Jansman, A.J.M., J. Huisman and A.F.B. Van der Poel, 1989. Fada beans with different tannin contents: lleal and faecal digestibility in piglets and growth in chickens. In: Recent Advances in Research in Anti-nutritional Factors in Legume Seeds, Huisman, J., A.F.B. Va Der Poel and I.E. Liener (Eds.). Wageningen, Netherlands, Pudoc, pp: 176-180.
- Jansman, A.J.M., 1993. Tannins in feedstuff for simple-stomached animals. Nutr. Res. Rev., 6: 209-236.
PubMedDirect Link - McDouglad, L.R. and T.E. Malquision, 1980. Mortality from heat stress in broiler chickens influence by anti-coccidial drugs. J. Poult. Sci., 59: 2421-2423.
PubMedDirect Link - Njidda, A.A., J.U. Igwebuike, A.A. Ngoshe and A.O. Tijjani, 2006. Effect of substituting maize with graded levels of cane molasses on the performance of broiler finisher birds in the Semi-arid Region of Nigeria. J. Sustainable Agric. Environ., 8: 1-13.
Direct Link - Polshettiwar, S.A., R.O. Ganjiwale, S.J. Wadher and P.G. Yeole, 2007. Spectrophotometric estimation of total tannins in some ayurvedic eye drops. Indian J. Pharm. Sci., 69: 574-576.
Direct Link