Effects of feed form, broiler hybrid and their interaction on the productive performanceand carcass characteristics

Author

Abbas, Kamaran Abd al-Jalil

Source

مجلة جامعة دهوك

Publisher

University of Duhok

Publication Date

2016-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

English Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of feed form and broiler hybrids on growth performance and chick portions in Poultry Research Hall/College of Agriculture/Salahaddin University- Erbil.

A total of 640 day-old broilers were reared for 42 days.

Two hybrids (Ross and Cobb) birds were allotted randomly to two dietary treatments (mash and pellet form) with four replicates per treatment and 40 birds per replicate.

The results showed that pelleted feed resulted in significant (p<0.05) higher performance and higher mortality rate.

The hybrid of the bird showed significant response in the body weight, weight gain and feed intake but the feed conversion and the mortality were insignificant.

The interaction between feed form and birds hybrid affected significantly on broiler performance except the feed conversion ratio, while significant effects of interaction were found in drumstick, Back, gizzard, liver and heart of broilers.

Results indicated that feed pellets might enhance broilers performance support the hypothesis that the poultry feed should be formulated according to the recommended requirements of each hybrid, and birds response to the feed form are differ may be due to the inappropriate nutrient supplementation of one diet to other hybrid.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-797306

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