THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MIXED ENERGY DRINKS ADDED TO WATER RATION ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF COBB BROILERS

A study to determine the effects of different levels of mixed energy drink added to water ration on the feed consumption, water intake, live weight gain, feed conversion efficiency, mortality and income from Cobb broilers was conducted in MSU-College of Agriculture Poultry Project, Fatima, General Santos City from January to February 2016. Thirty-six-day old Cobb broilers were assigned into four treatments consisting of different levels of MED in the water ration namely; 0,1,1.5 and 2% in the water ration. Each treatment was replicated three times having a birds/replication and laid in a Completely Randomized Design. Birds without MED in the water ration consumed 7.55 L of water compared to 7.51,7.16 and 6.76 L consumed by birds treated with 2, 1.5 and 1% MED, respectively Statistical differences were noted. The feed consumption were 2.70,2.68,2.64 and 2.64 kg for birds given 2, 0, 1.5 and 1% MED, respectively. Highest (1.35 kg) and the lowest(1.23 kg) live weight were gained by birds treated with 2.0 and 0 % MED, respectively. Live weight gain of birds treated with 1.0 and 1.5 % were 1.23 and 1.30 kg, respectively. The amount of feed needed to produce a unit of live weight were 1.99,2.00,2.07 and 2.17 kg for birds given 0,2,1.5 and 1.0% MED, respectively. MED in all levels did not cause mortality. The income ranged from P25.45 to P36.71/bird.