Different Plant Protein Sources from the Leaves of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz), Papaya (Carica Papaya) and Kangkong (Ipomoea Aquatica Frost) as Feed Supplement on the Growth of Broiler

The effects of different plant protein sources from the leaves of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), papaya (Carica papaya), on and kangkong (Ipomea aquatica Frost) as feed supplement the growth of broilers were formally evaluated to determine which of the plant protein sources is best effective as feed supplement in increasing the growth of broiler. Conduction of the study was done at a homelot of Block 1, Zone 10-A. Fatima, General Santos City, on January 2, until February 15, 1995. There were four treatments each replicated three times in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The treatments were as follows: Treatment I 85% commercial feed + 15% cassava leaf meal; Treatment II - 85% commercial feed + 15% papaya leaf meal; Treatment III 85% commercial feed + 15% kangkong leaf meal; and Treatment IV 100% commercial feed which served as control. Feeding was done in an ad libitum method. Data on the survival rate, feed consumption, liveweight gain, and feed conversion efficiency were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Least Square Difference Test (LSD).

Results show 100% survival rate. It is revealed that there is no significant difference in the average feed consumption of birds in all treatments. On the other hand, Treatment II (birds fed with papaya leaf meal as feed supplement) and Treat- ment III (birds fed with kangkong leaf meal as feed supplement) obtained the highest average liveweight gain of 1.39 and 1.443 kilograms respectively while Treatment I (birds fed with cassa- va leaf meal as feed supplement and Treatment IV (birds fed with 100% commercial feeds) which served as control obtained the lowest (1.073 and 1.158 kilograms). Furthermore, Treatment II and III also showed the highest average feed conversion effi- ciency (1.96 and 1.89) while Treatment I has the lowest Feed Coonversion Effeciency of 2.61.