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Research Article Volume 5 Issue 9

Impact of Phytobiotics on Growth Performance and Cost Analysis of Starter Broiler Birds

Olabode AD*, Amos M and Nduka CE

Department of Animal Production Technology, Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Olabode AD, Department of Animal Production Technology, Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Received: July 24, 2023; Published: August 29, 2023

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Abstract

The work was carried out to determine the effect of supplemental levels of moringa leaf and black plum leaf meal on the growth performance and cost analysis of starter broiler birds. A total number of one hundred and twenty (120) day old "Agrited" broiler chicks were randomly allocated to five dietary treatments, each replicated three times with eight birds per replicate in a completely randomized design (CRD). Five different diets were formulated such that diets 2, 3, 4 and 5 contained moringa leaf meal and black plum leaf meal at the levels and ratio of 1:4, 2:3, 3:2 and 4:1, while diet 1 served as the control. Proximate analysis of moringa leaf and black plum leaf meal and the experimental diets were carried out. Values obtained for final body weight was superior (P < 0.05) in treatment 1 with 1321.90g, which did not differ (P > 0.05) from 1283.09g in treatment 2 but was different from the values of 1202.86g and 1204.29g obtained in treatment 3 and 4. While, the least value of 1164.10g was observed in treatment 5. Value obtained for benefit was highest (P < 0.05) in treatment 1 with #887.55, while the lowest value of #672.04 was seen treatment 5. Cost benefit ratio was better optimized in treatment 1 (1.68) when compared to the least performed treatment (5) with 2.12 respectively. Thus, from the results obtained, it can be concluded that the inclusion of moringa leaf meal and black plum leaf meal at various levels and ratio of 1:4, 2:3, 3:2 and 4:1 can be tolerated by the birds at starter phase without any declining effect on the performance of the birds, with the best performance and net profit in treatment 1 respectively.

Keywords: Growth Performance; Cost Analysis; Starter Broiler Birds; Moringa Leaf Meal and Black Plum Leaf Meal

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Citation

Citation: Olabode AD., et al. “Impact of Phytobiotics on Growth Performance and Cost Analysis of Starter Broiler Birds".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 5.9 (2023): 100-103.

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Copyright: © 2023 Olabode AD., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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