EFFECTS OF LYSINE SUPPLEMENTATION ON PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND MINERAL RETENTION OF BROILER CHICKENS FED RAW BENNE SEED BASED DIETS
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Published:2016-06-01
Issue:2
Volume:41
Page:70-76
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ISSN:2460-6278
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Container-title:Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
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language:
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Short-container-title:J. Indonesian Trop. Anim. Agric.
Author:
Akanji A. M.1,
Fasina O. E.1
Affiliation:
1. Department of Animal Production, College of Agricultural Sciences,
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro Campus, Ogun State
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the effects of raw benne seed (RBS, Sesamum indicum) with or without lysine supplementation on the performance characteristics and mineral retention of broiler chickens. The feeding trial lasted for 56 days. One hundred and forty unsexed day old broiler chicks (Marshall strain) were used for the study. RBS was incorporated into the diets at 15% and 30% levels and supplemented with 0%, 0.25% and 0.5% of lysine, respectively. Average weekly feed intake in birds fed the control diet and 15% RBS based diet supplemented with 0.25 % and 0.5% lysine were not significantly different, but significantly (P
Publisher
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
Subject
General Veterinary,Animal Science and Zoology