THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF VERMICOMPOST ADDED TO COMMERCIAL RATION ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF COBB BROILERS

The study determined if vermicompost mixed with commercial feed ration om feed consumption, weight gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR),mortality rate, and income over feed and chick costs (IOFCC) can be a reliable source of nutrients on the growth performance of Cobb broilers that was conducted on February 5 to March 11, 2019 in Poultry House of College of Agriculture, Mindanao State University-General Santos City. The study was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Thirty - five heads of day old chicks that were assigned in three (3) treatments of different levels of vermicompost 0,5, 10, 15% in the ration replicated three times with 3 birds per replication. Birds fed with 0% of Vermicompost in the ration has the highest live weight gain weighing an average of 1.33 kg in 35 days duration of the experiment. Those given with 5%, 10 %, and 15 % gained an average of 1.32 kg, 1.31 kg, and 1.25 kg, respectively. Birds fed with 10% of Vermicompost in the ration were the most efficient feed converters with 2.66 kg of feed to gain a kg of weight whereas those in treatments 0%,5%,and 15% needs 2.80 kg, 2.75 kg, and 2.84 kg. There were no mortality observed during the duration of the study. Highest income was obtained from birds with 10% level of Vermicompost in their ration with an income of Php 23.64. Birds with 0%,5%,and 15% of Vermicompost have an income of Php 8.2, Php 16.07, and Php 18.49, respectively.