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Performance and tibia characteristics of chickens fed cassava chips supplemented with Dl-methionine
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of cassava chips and DL-methionine supplementation on performance and tibia bone characteristics of broiler chickens. Broiler chickens were randomly assigned to 20 treatments in a 4x5 factorial arrangement with 5 dietary levels of cassava chips (0...
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| 001 | oai:repository.ui.edu.ng:123456789/3863 | ||
| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 720 | |a Ologhobo, A. D. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Etop, S. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Ogunwole, O. A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Adeyemo, G. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Adejumo, I. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Adeoye, D. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2016 | ||
| 520 | |a This study was carried out to investigate the effect of cassava chips and DL-methionine supplementation on performance and tibia bone characteristics of broiler chickens. Broiler chickens were randomly assigned to 20 treatments in a 4x5 factorial arrangement with 5 dietary levels of cassava chips (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 corn replacement) and 4 dietary levels of DL-methionine supplementation (0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2% i.e. 0, ½ NRC, NRC and double NRC 1994 recommended levels). Data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance. At starter phase, birds on cassava chips-based diets had significantly (P<0.05) higher body weight gain (BWG) than the control. Those on 25% cassava chip-based diet compared well with the control. Methionine supplement improved BWG at both starter and finisher phases; Cassava chips supplemented with DL-methionine can replace corn 100.00% in broiler chickens diet. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 2394-1073 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_ologhobo_performance_2016 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3863 | |
| 653 | |a Broiler chickens | ||
| 653 | |a Cassava-chips | ||
| 653 | |a DL-methionine | ||
| 653 | |a Performance | ||
| 653 | |a Tibia bone | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Performance and tibia characteristics of chickens fed cassava chips supplemented with Dl-methionine |