Effect of feeding different level of guar meal (cyamopsis tetragonoloba) on growth performance of kaveri chicken
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2022-11-30
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Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
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The present investigation was carried out on “Effect of Feeding Different Level of Guar meal (Cymopsis tetragonaloba) on the Growth Performance of Kaveri Chicken”. The research was conducted in the poultry unit, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani during the year 2021-22. The experimental trial of eight weeks was undertaken for one hundred and sixty, two week old improved backyard chicks divided in four treatments containing 40 chicks in each treatment with four replications of ten chicks. The control (T1) bird fed with standard ration and T2, T3 and T4 groups were provided ration containing 4% ,8% ,12% guar meal as alternative source of protein to soybean meal. It was observed that at the end of tenth week average cumulative body weights (g) in T1, T2, T3 and T4 were 1471.11, 1673.00, 1570.00 and 1536.1 g per bird respectively. The average cumulative body weight of birds in the treatment groups T2 were significantly (p<0.05) higher as compared to those in T1, T3 and T4 groups. The total body weight gain at the end of ten week was 1264.15, 1466.97,1361.38 and 1328.47 g per bird in treatment T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. The total feed consumption at the end of the experiment was 3366.57, 3881.7, 3781.88 and 3727.51 g per bird in treatments T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. It was seen that the total feed consumption of bird in treatment group T2 (3881.7) was significantly (p<0.05) superior as compared to T3 (3781.88g), T4 (3727.51 g) and T1(3666.57 g) group.
The average feed conversion ratio from third to tenth week ranged from 2.64to 2.90 which was significantly (p<0.05) better in T2 (2.64) as compared to T3 (2.77), and T1 control (2.90) group. In haematobiochemical parameters there was no significant difference observed in red blood cells and HB values in all treatment. There was significantly decrease in total protein, albumin, globumin in all treatments. There was significantly decreased in glucose level in all treatments. The net profit per bird was highest in T2 (Rs. 126.13) followed by T3 (Rs. 82.63), T4 (Rs. 76.03) and lowest in T1 control (Rs.78.45). The inclusion of 4% guar meal as alternative source of protein to soybean meal in Kaveri chicken diet is an economical.