THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CASSAVA LEAF MEAL ADDED TO THE COMMERCIAL RATION ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF KABIR CHICKENS

The study on different levels of cassava leaf meal added to the commercial ration was conducted to determine its effects on feed consumption, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, mortality rate, and income over feed and chick cost of Kabir chickens at the College of Agriculture poultry project, Mindanao State University-Fatima Campus, General Santos City from January 20 to March 21,2018. A Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was used in the study with different levels of cassava leaf meal (0, 5.0% and 10 %) served as treatments of the study. Each treatment was replicated 3 times with 4 birds per replication. In all parameters studied statistical analysis revealed no significant difference on feed consumption, weight gain and feed conversion ratio. Birds with those 10% CLM in the ration have the highest (4.86kg/bird) feed intake followed by those birds with 5% CLM in the ration consumed 4.80kg/bird. While those birds without CLM in the ration consumed the lowest of 4.69kg/bird. Birds fed with 5% CLM gained the lowest live weight of 1.39kg of. While those birds without CLM in the ration gained the heaviest liveweight of 1.57kg. followed by those birds fed with 10% CLM in the ration gained 1.48. The most efficient converter of feed into liveweight are those birds without CLM in the ration followed by those birds fed with 5 and 10% with 3.45 and P3.28 units to kilogram liveweight gain. However, in terms of IOFCC birds without CLM had an income of 83.30 the amount than with 10% CLM and (P59.50) the highest with P101.54 in birds at 5% CLM.