PERFORMANCE OF KENBRO CHICKEN FED COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata): SOYBEAN (Glycine max) DIETS AT VARIOUS REPLACEMENT LEVELS
Abstract
The demand for poultry meat has tremendously over the years, and the high cost of Soybean
meal necessitates the evaluation of locally available protein ingredients which can be used as
substitutes for conventional protein meals. This research sough to study the effect of substituting
Soybean meal with Cowpea meal on feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and cost per
kg weight gain in Kenbro chicks. The results showed that there was no significant difference in
feed intake, while there was a significant difference in total weight gain (g), and feed conversion
ratio. There was equally no significant difference production cost of one kg live weight and thus
the study concludes that Cowpea meal can replace up to 50 % SBM (14 % of the diet) as an
alternative cheaper plant protein source in Kenbro diets at 3-9 weeks of age this can be an
excellent source of dietary protein.
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