Talugay G. Patagao
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0917-1327
tpatagao@asist.edu.ph
Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines
May Lyn Pilor
Alysa Bose
Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines
ABSTRACT
The primordial purpose of this study was to utilize Portulaca gilliesii speg. as soilage for broilers. One hundred twenty (120) heads of broiler chicks of the same strain were utilized per study. Two studies have been conducted in consecutive years (2017 & 2018) following a Completely Randomized Design with 120 birds per study. It consists of four treatments including the control and three replication. All feed trial studies were fed with the same formulated feeds. Results showed that utilization of 8-10% Portulaca gilliesii speg. as soilage boost the growth performance in terms of body weight, feed consumption, gain in weight, feed conversion ratio(FCR), and feed conversion efficiency (FCE) of broilers. Dressed weight surpassed the standard dressing percentage for broilers of 70-76%, which means that it has great potential in the dressed chicken business because of its ability to retain its carcass weight. Liver and pancreas weight showed no deleterious effect, which implies that, was safe for consumption for both humans and animals. The economy of feeding Portulaca gilliesii speg.as soilage has shown a return on investment of 10 – 17.18% as the inclusion rate increases. This means that for every peso invested, there was a 10 to seventeen centavos return on investment in 35- 42 days of feeding trial. Generally, utilization of Portulaca gilliesii speg.as soilage to the ration of broilers was recommended for being economically beneficial to poultry raisers and dressed chicken business.
KEYWORDS
Utilization, Portulaca gilliesii speg., Soilage
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