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Performance of Red Jungle Fowl and Domestic Fowl Offered Palm Kernel Cake Based Diet
Abstract:
This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of red jungle fowl (RJF) and commercial broilers (CB) offered diet containing palm kernel cake (PKC). One hundred eighty day-old chicks from the genotype of RJF and CB were used in a factorial arrangement and assigned to 36 battery cages in groups of five. The chicks were offered a commercial starter diet (crumble form) containing 21 percent protein and 2,900 kcal ME/kg during one to 20 days of age. From day 21 to 56, chicks were fed with one of three regimens: (1) a ration containing 19 percent protein and 3,100 kcal ME/kg (Diet A), (2) a ration containing 19 percent protein and 3,100 kcal ME/kg with 25 percent PKC (Diet B), and (3) a choice of Diet A or Diet B. Measurements of live weight, feed consumption, feed preference, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were determined weekly. Mortality was recorded daily. The data collected from day 21 and analyzed with the aid of the general linear models of SAS software after transformed to common logarithm. The results of this study indicated the large disparity in body weight, average daily gain, feed, protein and energy consumptions, and FCR between RJF and CB. Commercial broilers were found to be far superior in terms of growth and FCR. The feeding regimens had no effects on body weight, feed, and protein and energy consumptions; however, the diets responded on FCR. The FCR of birds fed Diet B was higher than the others on days 21-27 to 35-41. Based on the results of the study, both RJF and CB can be fed diet containing 25 percent PKC, although preference was higher in the former.