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标题：Performance, Nutrient Utilization and Organ Characteristics of Broilers Fed Cassava Leaf Meal (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
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作者：F.C. Iheukwumere ; E.C. Ndubuisi ; E.A. Mazi 等
期刊名称：Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
印刷版ISSN：1680-5194
电子版ISSN：1994-7984
出版年度：2008
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：13-16
DOI：10.3923/pjn.2008.13.16
出版社：Asian Network for Scientific Information
摘要：A 35-day feeding trial involving 120, 5-week old Anak broilers was carried out in a completely randomized design to evaluate the performance, nutrient utilization and organ characteristics of broilers fed cassava leaf meal at dietary levels of 0, 5, 10 and 15% respectively. Feed intake, body weight gain, feed conversion ratio and organ weight of birds on the control (0%) and (5%) leaf meals were significantly superior (p crude protein , ether extract and ash was significantly poorer at the 10 and 15% dietary levels. The organ weights (heart, liver, gizzard) were superior at 0 and 5% (p<0.05) groups to the groups on 10 and 15% inclusion levels of the leaf meal. It is suggested that 5% inclusion of cassava leaf meal could be used in broiler finisher diets without any deleterious effects.