EFFECT OF DRIED TOMATO WASTE MEAL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND SELECTED HEMATOLOGICAL AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF COBB 500 BROILER CHICKENS

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A total of 180 Cobb 500 day old broiler chicks were randomly distributed into 15 pens. Five different rations consisting different inclusion levels of Tomato Waste Meal (TWM) were prepared and randomly assigned to treatments to evaluate the growth performances, carcass characteristics and selected hematological and serum biochemical parameters of the chicks. The inclusion levels of TWM were 0% (T1), 3% (T2), 6% (T3), 9% (T4) and 12% (T5). The experiment was conducted for a period of 45 days and the design used was a completely randomized design (CRD). At the end of the experiment, 4 chickens (2 males and 2 females) from each replication were selected based on pen average body weight for the measurement of carcass characteristics. The chemical composition of TWM were 24.6% crude protein (CP), 26.7% crude fibre (CF), 12.3% ether extract (EE), 6.8% ash and 1975 kcal/kg DM ME. There was no significance (P>0.05) difference between treatments on feed intake of chickens at starter phase. In finisher phase the daily feed intake of chickens was ranged from 138.00±0.60 (T5) to 155.20±3.44 (T3) g/bird/day and it was higher (P

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EFFECT OF DRIED TOMATO WASTE MEAL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND SELECTED HEMATOLOGICAL AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF COBB 500 BROILER CHICKENS

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