Effect of citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus) meal supplementation on broiler productive performance and economic return
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This research aimed to study effects of citronella grass meal supplementation on broiler productive performances and economic return. Completely randomized design (CRD) was used in this experiment. There were four treatments that the percentages of the citronella grass meal at 0, 1, 2 and 3%, were added in a commercial broiler diet. The results showed that the birds fed with 0 and 1% citronella grass meal diet had the highest body weight gain (P<0.05). Broilers fed with 0% citronella grass meal diet had the highest feed intake (P<0.05) whereas the birds fed with 0, 1 and 2% citronella grass meal diet had the highest average daily gain (P<0.05). Broilers fed with 3% citronella grass meal diet had the lowest feed conversion ratio and had the lowest feed cost per kg of the body weight (P<0.05). In addition, the birds fed with 3% citronella grass meal diet had the highest net profit return per bird (P<0.05). Based on these results, it could be summarized that 3% of the citronella grass meal was the best level to be supplemented in the commercial diet.
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