TY  - SER
AU  - El-Jack,B.H.
AU  - Fadlalla,I.M.T.
AU  - Ibrahim,M.T.
TI  - The effect of feeding cowpea (vigna ungialata) on broiler chicks performance and some carcass quality measurements
KW  - Cowpea
KW  - Research
KW  - Broilers (Chickens)
KW  - Health
KW  - Feeding and feeds
KW  - Weight
KW  - Feed utilization efficiency
KW  - Feed additives
KW  - Performance
KW  - Carcass quality
N1  - Includes references
N2  - The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding graded levels (zero, 10, 20 and 30%) of cowpea on broiler chick's performance, dressing percentage and carcass cuts relative weight. A total of 160 unsexed broiler chicks (Hubbard) were randomly distributed into four dietary treatments and each treatment contained four replicates (l0 birds/replicate). Feeding graded levels of cowpea resulted in no significant differences in total and weekly feed intake (g/bird), but it tended to be higher for birds fed the control diet (zero level). Total and weekly weight gain (g/bird) and feed conversion ratio of six weeks old broiler chicks were significantly (P<0.05) improved for birds fed all levels of coepea compared to the control diet. Dressing percentage was significantly (P<0.05) improved by inclusion of cowpea, while carcass cuts relative weights showed a significant (P<0.05) improvement in the relative weight of breast and thigh of carcasses of birds kept on 30% cowpea compared to the other dietary treatments
UR  - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2010/AVMJ/5610/124/173.pdf
ER  -