FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF BROILER CHICKENS PRODUCTION FED GRADED LEVELS OF SOYA BEANS BY-PRODUCT (AWARA) MEAL

Abstract

A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of diets containing graded levels of soya bean by-product popularly known as awara residue as protein source. It was included at 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% levels in the diet of broiler chickens. A total of 220 unsexed day old Marshall Broiler line were assigned to the five dietary treatments each replicated four times in a completely randomised design (CRD). Birds were provided with feed and water ad libitum and the experiment lasted for seven weeks. Data collected were daily feed intake, daily weight gain, cost per kilogram of each test diet, cost per kilogram of weight gain for each bird, total feed cost, and cost of feed /gain (N/gain). The cost of feed intake per bird (N/kg feed) which ranges as (560.00 vs 450.00) was decreased as the inclusion levels of the test diet increased, which led to the significant increase in the cost saving (N132.32 vs 348.85). In conclusion, awara residue meal is a good protein source and broiler feeds could contain up to 20% level of its inclusion both during the starter and finisher phases with no adverse effect on growth performance. Also, there was reduction in feed cost.