Performance and Economics of Production of Broiler Chickens Fed Dietary Levels of Gayamba Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) as Replacement for Red Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
Abstract
An experiment to evaluate the effect of dietary replacement of gayamba pearl millet (GPM) for red sorghum (RS) on the performance and economics of broiler chickens production was conducted at the Poultry Research and Teaching Farm, ATBU, Bauchi. Four experimental diets at both starter (23% CP) and finisher (20% CP) phases in which GPM replaced RS at 0, 33.33, 66.67, and 100% levels, coded as diets 1 (control), 2, 3 and 4, respectively, were formulated. Three hundred unsexed Cobb 500 broiler chicks were randomly allotted to the four dietary treatments with three replicates of 25 birds each in a Completely Randomized Design. Feed and water were provided ad libitum and the experiment lasted for seven weeks. Results showed that at the starter phase, daily feed intake (65.59 – 72.02 g) did not significantly differ among diets. However, daily weight gain (37.22 – 46.75 g) and feed conversion ratio (1.49 – 1.77) were significantly (P<0.05) influenced in favour of diets containing GPM. The finisher phase revealed that daily feed intake (DFI) (121.01 – 138.83 g), daily weight gain (DWG) (37.24 – 47.78 g) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) (2.82 – 3.36) where significantly (P<0.05) affected. Similarly, the overall DFI (95.32 – 104.63g), DWG (37.22 – 46.83g) and FCR (2.15 – 2.56), showed significant (P<0.05) difference among diets. Overall analysis for cost-benefit revealed that diet 3 (66.67% GPM) had the lowest feed cost (N) per kg gain of N283.83 while the control (N313.96) was highest. In the same way, a cost saving of 9.60% was realized on diet 3 (66.67% GPM). It was therefore concluded that gayamba pearl millet variety can completely replace red sorghum in the diets of broiler chickens with better performance and reduction in feed cost.
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