Economics And Bioefficacy Of Ronozyme TmP As A Substitute For Bone Meal In Female Turkey Poults Ration

ABSTRACT

The biological and economic efficiencies of Ronozyme TMp as a substitute for bone meal in female Turkey poults was investigated. A total of eighty local female poults were brooded and fed commercial broiler starter diet. This contains 23%CP, and 2800kca1/kg ME from day-old to four weeks of age. A total ofsixty (60) female poults were randomly selected and allotted to each of the four experimental groups of fifteen (15) birds each. Each treatment was subjected into 3 replicates having five poults each. A total of four isocaloric and isonitrogenoous diets containing 25% CP and 2932 kcalfkg ME were formulated. Fch of the diets was supplemented with Ronozyme TMp while inclusion level of bone meal was varied from diet 1 to 4 respectively in a completely randomized design (CRD) experiment. Of all the production and economic parameters considered, only the mean daily feed intake was significantly influenced. Diet 3 proved to be the best, by having the highest mean daily weight gain (42.50g), revenue (NI,666.00) and gross margin (N1,33895). It was concluded that 2% level of bonemeal inclusion in poults diets proved better than diets having 3%, 1% and 0% respectively, especially when supplemented with 30gm of Ronozyme P as recommended. This will cut-down cost and also probably improve calcium and phosphorous availability and absorption.