Use of graded levels of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) seed supplemented with Caraway oil on the productive performance of broiler chicks

Abstract

This experiment was designed to evaluate the Response of broiler chicks to graded levels of raw pigeon pea seed supplemented with caraway oil (0.2gm/kg) on broiler performance. One hundred and twenty unsexed commercial chicks (Ross308) were selected after a week of adaptation period, they were randomly assigned to five experimental diets in a completely randomized design .Each treatment group was replicated four times with 6 chicks per replicate. Five iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous diets contains 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% raw pigeon pea seeds were supplemented with (0.2gm/kg) caraway oil were formulated. Parameters measured weekly were feed intake, live body weight, weight gain and feed conversion ratio. Mortality recorded daily. Results obtained for overall performance revealed that inclusion of raw pigeon pea seeds with caraway oil supplementation had significant (P<0.05) effects on feed intake ,live body weight ,weight gain and hot carcass weight with low significant (P>0.05) effect in feed conversion ratio compared to the control group . It is concluded that addition of caraway oil at 0.2mg/kg to raw pigeon pea seed is eliminate or reduce the anti nutritional factors in pigeon pea seeds, so we can use the caraway oil as natural inhibit or anti-nutritional factors. Economically pigeon pea seed supplemented caraway oil could be safely included in broiler diets up to 20%.