One hundred and twenty day-old Anak 2,000 broilers were used to test the effect of replacing maize with cornflakes waste meal （CFWM） on their performance and apparent nutrient digestibility in a complete randomized ...One hundred and twenty day-old Anak 2,000 broilers were used to test the effect of replacing maize with cornflakes waste meal （CFWM） on their performance and apparent nutrient digestibility in a complete randomized design. Five dietary, treatments （ l, 2, 3, 4 and 5） were lbnnulated and CFWM was included in the diet in place of maize at concentrations of 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% respectively. The results revealed that dietary, inclusion of CFWM from 25%-75% significantly （P 〈 0.05） increased average live weight and weight gain, bnt reduced the teed intake and improved the feed to gain ratio of birds compared to those on the control diet （0% CFWM）. Besides, apparent digestible crude fibre, ether extract and ash of broilers on the control diet were lower （P 〈 0.05） thm~ those on CFWM based diets. The overall results show that CFWM can successfully replace maize tip to 75% levels as all energ） source with significant improvement in growth rate and nutrient retention of broiler starters.展开更多
文摘One hundred and twenty day-old Anak 2,000 broilers were used to test the effect of replacing maize with cornflakes waste meal （CFWM） on their performance and apparent nutrient digestibility in a complete randomized design. Five dietary, treatments （ l, 2, 3, 4 and 5） were lbnnulated and CFWM was included in the diet in place of maize at concentrations of 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% respectively. The results revealed that dietary, inclusion of CFWM from 25%-75% significantly （P 〈 0.05） increased average live weight and weight gain, bnt reduced the teed intake and improved the feed to gain ratio of birds compared to those on the control diet （0% CFWM）. Besides, apparent digestible crude fibre, ether extract and ash of broilers on the control diet were lower （P 〈 0.05） thm~ those on CFWM based diets. The overall results show that CFWM can successfully replace maize tip to 75% levels as all energ） source with significant improvement in growth rate and nutrient retention of broiler starters.
