Dried papaya skin as a dietary ingredient for broiler chickens.
The chemical composition of dried papaya (Carica papaya) skin (DPS) was determined and its potential as a dietary ingredient for broiler chickens was investigated at dietary concentrations of 0, 40, 80 and 120g/kg. DPS was found to give similar food consumption, food conversion efficiency, survivability and meat yields (except male liver weight) to a control diet when used up to 120 g/kg of diet. Weight gain tended to increase with dietary concentration of DPS up to 80 g/kg. It was concluded that DPS could safely be used up to 120 g/kg in the diet of broiler chickens.
Kamaruzzaman
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Department of Poultry Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Chowdhury
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Podder
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Pramanik
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D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D029441:Carica / Q000737:chemistry; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet