EFFECT OF FEEDING DRIED CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) LEAF RESIDUES ON BROILER PERFORMANCE, ILEAL DIGESTIBILITY AND TOTAL TRACT NUTRIENT RETENTION

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A study was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding dried cabbage leaf residues (DCLR) on Arbor Acre broiler performance, ileal digestibility and total tract nutrient retention. Dietary treatments include 4 levels of DCLR (0, 4, 8, and 12%). One hundred and forty-four one-day old Arbor Acre broilers chickens were randomly assigned to one of 4 treatments (4 replicates; 9 birds/replicate) and grown over a 35-days experimental period in a completely randomized design. Digestibility study started from day 26. Titanium dioxide was included in all experimental diets (0.25%) as an indigestible marker. Results showed that feeding DCLR had no effects on growth performance of the birds. However, average FI decreased (linear effect, P =

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