Effect Of Prosopis Juliflora Pods-Based Diets On The Performance And Carcass Quality Of Improved Growing Indigenous Chicken In Kenya

ABSTRACT

Chicken production faces unsustainable supply of quality and affordable feeds. Prosopis pods could be used as an alternative livestock feed ingredient. A study was designed to evaluate the inclusion of prosopis pods in improved grower indigenous chickens diets in Kenya. The objectives were to determine effects of prosopis pods-based diets in indigenous chicken on performance and meat quality. In experiment 1, diets were formulated by substituting growers‟ rations with prosopis at 0% (T1), 10% (T2), 20% (T3) and 30% (T4) while experiment 2 were formulated by substituting maize in the diet with GPJP at 0% (T1), 10% (T2), 20% (T3) and 30% (T4). A completely randomized design was used with four cockerels and four pullets per treatment in separate cages replicated three times. The results from experiment 1 showed a significant difference (p