Abstract:
The current study was to examine the effect of beef fat on the broiler performance .The effect of feeding beef fat on broiler chicks performance at dietary level up to 3% were studied over 3 weeks period .Two hundred - Day old unsexed commercial broiler chicks ( ROSS 308) were used in this experiment . An experimental diets contain level 3% of beef fat , sorghum , wheat bran , and ground nut cake was formulated . Beef fat was used to adjust the energy levels in the diet . Lysine and methionine were added to the diets to raise their contents to the recommended levels . Chicks were randomly distributed into 2 groups of chicks in a completely randomized design . Each group was subdivided into 8 replicates. Feed and water supplied adillbitum, light was provided 24 hours daily throughout the experimental period. Feed intake and water intake were recorded daily . Body weight , weight gain and feed conversion ratio were recorded weekly . In addition blood and serum contains . Data obtained were subjected to analysis were determined variance . Results obtained showed a high significant different ( p<0.01) . Feed intake at week 1 and week 2 ) water intake, body weight, weight gain, production efficiency factor , blood and serum analysis . feed conversion ratio was significantly ( p<0.05) better by the group fed beef fat during week 2 and week3 of the experiment , also significant different were observed in cholesterol analysis . A significant effect ( p<0.05) were observed in efficiency energy utilization and lysine efficiency .
The study concluded that feeding beef fat based diets improved broiler performance.
