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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The effect of replacement levels of sesame seed for synthetic methionine on growth performance, carcass yield and internal organ characteristics, haemology and biochemical indices and economics of production of broiler chicken was determined. Five diets were formulated using Sesame seed to replace methionine at 0%, 3% 6%, 9% and 12% in treatments 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 respectively. One hundred and fifty (150) day-old broiler chickens were randomly allotted to the five dietary treatments with ten (10) birds per replicate and the diets were replicated three times in a completely randomized design. Results showed that feed intake was not significantly (P>0.05) affected by the replacement levels of sesame seed for synthetic methionine; daily weight gain and feed conversion ration were significantly (P<0.05) affected at the starter phase, where at the finisher phase they were similar across the treatments; carcass characteristics and internal organs were significantly (P<0.05) affected except live weight, plucked weight, liver, heart and gizzard. The economic analysis of feed showed that D1 (control) and D2 (3%) sesame seed had the least cost, the highest cost was D5 (12%) sesame seed. It was recommended that farmers should substitute sesame seed for methionine at 3% level and if they are accessible to synthetic methionine, it should be used. Greater awareness and involvement of farmer education becomes paramount in this context. |
| Keywords: sesame seed, methionine, biochemical indices, farmer, education |
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