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Sambong leaf meal as feed extender for broilers
(Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, 2010-03) Wanget, Marcelo T.
Researchers are looking for cheap feed ingredients for poultry to produce quality animals due to the high cost of feeds. This study was conducted to determine the performance of broilers fed with different levels of sambong leaf meal (6%, 9% and 12%) on September 8, 2009 to October 13, 2009. Sixty heads of two week-old broiler chicks (Cobb strain) were used in this study. The birds were distributed in four treatments in the three replication using the Completely Randomized Design. Based on the result of the study, the 6% sambong leaf meal as feed extender was comparable to the commercial mash in terms of mean final weight, mean gain in weight and mean feed consumption but significantly different to birds fed 9% and 12% sambong leaf meal. However, birds fed with the varying levels of sambong leaf meal had comparable final weight, gain in weight, feed consumption, feed conversion efficiency and profit above feed and stock cost.