GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF COBB BROILERS FED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF IPIL-IPIL (Leucaena luecocephala) LEAF MEAL ADDED TO COMMERCIAL RATION.

A study to determine the effects of different levels of ILM in the ration on feed consumption, live weight gain, feed conversion efficiency, mortality, and income from Cobb broilers was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design. The levels of ILM were 0, 5, 10, and 15% in the ratio. The treatments were replicated three times consisting of three birds per replication. Birds fed without ILM consumed 2.71 kg of feed against 2.62 kg from birds with 5% ILM. Birds fed with 10 and 15% ILM consumed 2.58 and 2.53 kg, respectively. A live weight gain of 1.55 kg/bird was those of birds fed without ILM in the ration while a live weight gain of 1.28 kg/bird was from birds fed with 15% ILM. Birds with 5 and 10%ILM gained live weights of 1.42 and 1.41 kg/bird, respectively. Birds without ILM needed 1.75 units of feed for a unit of live weight compared to 1.99 needed by birds with 15% ILM. Birds given 5 and 10% ILM required 1.83 and 1.85 feed units, respectively. Birds with 10 and 15% ILM suffered an 11.11% mortality rate. Birds fed with 0% ILM gave an income of Php. 77.50/bird compared to Php. 67.64, 70.58, and 59.22/bird from birds with 5,10, and 15% ILM, respectively.