MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study was conducted in an open- sided poultry house at the Poultry Farm, Faculty of Agricultural
Technology and Fish Science at University of Alneelain. In this study, 90 one-day-old unsexed Hubbard
broiler chickens were used in a completely randomized design with 3 treatments (mash, mixed pellet
and mash and pellet). Each treatment replicated three times with 10 birds/replicate. Each replicate was
provided with feeder and drinker. Feed and water were offered ad–libitum. The broiler chicks were
weighed on arrival, and kept on a deep litter floor system. They were fed on pre-starter diets from 0-5
days and on mash starter ration for three weeks (Table 1). Then after, they were fed on the three
experimental forms of diet with a similar composition of ingredients from fourth to sixth week (Table
2). Live body weight, feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion ratio were calculated weekly from
week 1-6. At the end of experiment, three birds per treatments were slaughtered for carcass
measurements.
Feed samples were analyzed for proximate composition according to the methods outlined in the [1].
Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using one-way analysis of variance [21] in [20] version
6.12. [11] was used to detect significant differences between treatment means.
MATERIALS AND METHODSThis study was conducted in an open- sided poultry house at the Poultry Farm, Faculty of AgriculturalTechnology and Fish Science at University of Alneelain. In this study, 90 one-day-old unsexed Hubbardbroiler chickens were used in a completely randomized design with 3 treatments (mash, mixed pelletand mash and pellet). Each treatment replicated three times with 10 birds/replicate. Each replicate wasprovided with feeder and drinker. Feed and water were offered ad–libitum. The broiler chicks wereweighed on arrival, and kept on a deep litter floor system. They were fed on pre-starter diets from 0-5days and on mash starter ration for three weeks (Table 1). Then after, they were fed on the threeexperimental forms of diet with a similar composition of ingredients from fourth to sixth week (Table2). Live body weight, feed intake, weight gain and feed conversion ratio were calculated weekly fromweek 1-6. At the end of experiment, three birds per treatments were slaughtered for carcassmeasurements.Feed samples were analyzed for proximate composition according to the methods outlined in the [1].Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using one-way analysis of variance [21] in [20] version6.12. [11] was used to detect significant differences between treatment means.
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