CARCASS YIELD OF BROILER CHICKENS FED BANANA (Musa paradisiaca) LEAVES FERMENTED WITH Trichoderma viride
Abstract: The study was
conducted to evaluate the effect of level of banana (Musa paradisiaca) leaves
fermented with Trichoderma viride at different days on the carcass yield of
broiler chickens. A hundred and eighty 3-weeks-old broiler chicks were used in
this present experiment based on factorial design (3×4). The birds were
randomly allocated into three experimental diets containing of 5, 10 and 15% of
banana leaves fermented within 0, 5, 10 and 15 days. Each treatment was divided
into three replicates of five chicks in each. The experiment was terminated
after 4 weeks or when the birds were 7-weeks-old. Feed intake, body weight
gain, feed efficiency and carcass yield were measured during the study. The
data were subjected to the analysis of variance test followed by least
significant difference (LSD) test. Results showed that daily feed intake was
significantly affected (P˂0.01) by the dietary treatments, in which feed intake
was highest in broilers fed diet containing 10% banana leaves fermented for 10
days. The daily weight gain, feed efficiency and carcass yield were
significantly affected (P˂0.01) by the treatments, in which the highest values
of daily weight gain, feed efficiency, and carcass yield were observed in birds
fed diet containing 10% banana leaves fermented for 10 days. It can be
concluded that diet containing 10% banana leaves fermented for 10 days can be
included in broiler ration without detrimental effects on the performance and
carcass yield.
Author: J. S. Mandey, J. R.
Leke, W. B. Kaunang, Y. H. S. Kowel
Journal Code: jppeternakangg150064