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Research
6.
Effect of replacing maize with bajra (Pearl Millet) on the
performance of broilers
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A. P. Tornekar, V. K. Munde and S. S. Kokane
Veterinary World 2(8): 310-312
Abstract
In the Corn
Soya based diet the effect of quantitatively replacing 0 (T1),
25(T2), 50(T3), per cent of dietary maize with bajra (pearl
millet) was investigated for broilers. Each one of the three
diets was offered as much ad libitum to two replicates (25 birds
per replicate), the growth performance of broiler birds during
0-42 days of age was studied. The chicks under T3 group grew
significantly faster (P < 0.01) than T1 and T2 group and Chicks
under T2 grew significantly faster (P < 0.01) than T1 group. It
was observed that the feed conversion ratio was superior in T1
followed by T2 and T3 respectively with significant (P < 0.01)
differences amongst the treatment groups. It was observed that
the chicks under T3group consumed significantly (P < 0.01) more
feed than T2 and T1 groups during the experimental period
respectively. There was no mortality in all of the dietary
treatments through out the experiment. Findings of the present
study suggest that bajra can replace 25 – 50 per cent of maize
in the broiler ration without affecting the performance of the
broilers, but at the same time feed conversion ratio was poor
for bajra incorporated feed T3 and T2 than T1.
Keywords:
bajara, maize, pearl millet, broiler, performance, F.C.R.
