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Author: Natanam, R × End date: 1989 × Start date: 1988 × Type: Article ×
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    The Effect of Karanja (Pongamia glabra Vent) Cake on the Performance of White Leghorn Pullets
    (1989-03) Natanam, R; Kadirvel, R; Viswanathan, K; TANUVAS
    A 22-week trial, using 90 White Leghorn pullets of 18 weeks of age was carried out to compare karanja cakes which had been processed in various ways and included in diets at the 10% level. The value of supplementing the diets with DL-methionine and choline chloride was also investigated. The average age at maturity of pullets fed on the control diet was 188 days, whereas it was 205 days for pullets fed on a diet containing expeller karanja cake. The body weight at maturity did not differ significantly between treatments. Egg production was significantly lower for groups receiving karanja cake diets (32.1-43.2%) than for the control diet (53.6%). The feed efficiency (3.64-4.58 kg feed kg -1 eggs) was poorer in karanja-cake groups than in the control group (2.89 kg). The eggs produced by the birds fed on karanja-cake diets were, in general, poorer in quality than eggs from the control group.