Effect of Potato Meal as a Maize Substitute Feed on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
Effect of Potato Meal as a Maize Substitute Feed on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens
Md Tariqul Islam1,5 *, Aditya Chowdhury Avi1,5, Md Saiful Bari2,5, Most Rebeka Sultana Swapna Khandoker3, Homaira Pervin Heema4, Goutam Buddha Das1
ABSTRACT
In broiler chicken, potato meal (PM) is utilized to replace maize as a source of nutritional carbohydrates. The objective of the study was to observe the impacts of varied ranges of PM on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. In a 28-day study, Investigation was carried out using 120 Ross-308 unsexed day-old chicks (DOC) of broiler chicken. Birds were selected by random selection to assign them to each of four feed trial groups: T0, T1, T2, and T3, and each of those received 0, 20, 30, and 40% PM supplementation. The result showed that no significant variations were observed in survival rate, feed conversion ratio, or carcass yield within the broiler trial groups even fed potatoes 40% replacing maize according to the findings. In diets that contain potato meals, the percentage of fat was also lower, which could be advantageous for health. It was concluded that the substitution of maize with potato meals in the diets of broilers may be up to 40% without causing any deleterious effects. It’s feasible to deliberate that the findings of this study will have a practicable impact in countries that are deficient in maize production but have surplus potato production.
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