Effect of Feeding Beef fat Supplemented Diet on Broiler Performance

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.