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Converting the Waste of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Biomass to Improve Performance Characteristics and Vitamin Profile of Broiler Chickens

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A six weeks study was conducted to determine the effect of partial replacement of maize with Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OSP) root meal on the performance characteristics and vitamin A profile of broiler starter chickens. One hundred and eight (108) day old broiler chicks were randomly allotted into 4 dietary treatments with 3 replicates in each treatment and each replicate consisting of 9 birds. The dietary treatments were formulated to contain 0%, 6%, 12%, and 18% level of OSP root meal for T1, T2, T3, and T4, respectively. The experiment design was a Completely Randomized Design. Final body weight, average total weight gain, average daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio had significant differences (P < 0.05). The highest values for final body weight, average daily weight gain, and average total weight gain were obtained in treatment 1 and lowest values were obtained in treatment 4. The feed conversion ratio was similar and best for birds in treatments 1, 2, and 3, while birds in treatment 4 had poorer feed utilization and feed conversion ratio of 2.61. Broilers fed with 6%, 12%, and 18% OSP root meal recorded higher vitamin A profile than the control group (28.90, 26.92, and 32.08 vs. 25.85 µg/dl, respectively). Thus, the inclusion of OSP root meal should not exceed 12% in the diets of broiler starters for maximum performance of birds while 18% inclusion level is recommended for best vitamin A profile.

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  1. Department of Animal Production Technology, Federal College of Agriculture, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Deborah Dara Oladeji

  2. Department of Crop and Animal Science, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria

    Elizabeth Toluwani Akinbola & Tolulope OreOluwa Faniyi

  3. División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación (DEPI), Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM)/Instituto Tecnológico El Llano Aguascalientes, km. 18.5 Carr. Ags-S.L.P., El Llano, Aguascalientes, C. P. 20330, México

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    Ofelia Márquez Molina

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DDO, ETA, and TOF designed the experiment and carried out the research and laboratory analysis. DDO, ETA, TOF, and OOM did the data analysis and wrote the manuscript. OMM and GTE revised the validity and congruence of results. OMM, DDO, ETA, TOF, and GTE revised the final version of the manuscript. All the coauthors reviewed and agreed with the submission of the manuscript.

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Oladeji, D.D., Akinbola, E.T., Faniyi, T.O. et al. Converting the Waste of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Biomass to Improve Performance Characteristics and Vitamin Profile of Broiler Chickens. Waste Biomass Valor 13, 4813–4821 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-022-01839-1

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