Performance of broiler fed with pinto peanut (arachis pintoi) leaf meal supplemented commercial ration

Abstract

The study was conducted at the poultry house of Capiz State University, San Julian Tapaz, Capiz from November 22, 2022, to December 27, 2022, to find out the performance of broilers fed with different levels of Pinto peanut leaf meal (PPLM) as feed supplements and to determine which level of PPLM were result to higher performance. The study was laid in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The experimental treatments were A- Pure Commercial feeds (Control); B- CF+ 5% PPLM, C - CF + l 0% PPLM, and D - CF + 15% PPLM. Treatments were replicated three times, and data were analyzed using ANOVA, and statistical results were interpreted at 5% and 1% levels of significance. Experimental birds were fed ad libitum, and daily feed refuse was obtained. The study revealed that the performance of broilers in terms of feed consumption, gain weight, and feed conversion ratio was not significantly affected by the supplementation of various levels of pinto peanut leaf meal. However, treatment B with a 5% inclusion rate of pinto peanut leaf meal as a supplement in the commercial feed obtained the highest feed consumption and the most efficient feed conversion efficiency, yet failed to gain the highest weight gain among all the treatments used.