Feeding Maize Plus Booster Ration Vis-a-vis Readymade Feed in Broiler Chicken

Authors

  • Rakesh Thakur CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hamirpur-177 044
  • Varun Sankhyan CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hamirpur-177 044
  • P. K. Dogra CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hamirpur-177 044

Keywords:

Broiler, Maize, Booster and Readymade Feed.

Abstract

Maize is one of the major ingredients of poultry feed and being a major Kharif crop in H.P., it is readily available in the area. But majority of the broiler poultry farmers in the region are using readymade feed. In the present study, the cost of feeding broilers was studied where in one group was fed weighed quantity of starter and finisher ration from 8-21 and 22-40 days of age respectively while the second group was fed grounded local maize plus booster ration in the ratio of 50:50 from 8-21 days and 60:40 from 22-40 days of age. Results revealed that the feed conversion ratio and weight gain was comparable among two groups but the cost offeeding per broiler was Rs 113.27 in readymade feed fed group while it was only Rs 99.75 in maize plus booster ration fed group. Thus, it may be concluded that feeding of maize plus booster ration to broiler chicks effectively reduced the cost of feeding per broiler and increase return per bird without any untoward impact on broiler performance.

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Published

2014-12-01

How to Cite

Thakur, R., Sankhyan, V., & Dogra, P. K. (2014). Feeding Maize Plus Booster Ration Vis-a-vis Readymade Feed in Broiler Chicken. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research, 40(2), 169–172. Retrieved from https://hjar.org/index.php/hjar/article/view/127353

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