GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF COBB BROILERS FED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MUNG BEAN(Vigna radiata) LEAF MEAL ADDED TO COMMERCIAL RATION

The study was conducted to determine the effects of different levels of mung bean leaf meal on feed consumption, live weight gain, feed conversion ratio, and income over feed and chick cost of Cobb broilers. This was conducted at Mindanao State University-General Santos City from March 14, 2019, to April 17, 2019. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with four treatments consisting of different levels of munggo leaf meal namely 0,2.5,5,7.5% incorporated in the commercial ration. Each treatment was replicated three times with three birds per replication. Feed intake of birds fed without mung bean leaf meal consumed 3.3 kg per bird, those birds fed with 2.5% and 5% MLM both consumed 3.17 kg, while birds with 7.5% consumed 3.11 kg. Live weight gain of birds fed without mung bean leaf meal gained 1.68 kg, while those birds fed in 2.5%, 5% and 7.5% gained 1.55 kg, 1.47 kg, and 1.48 kg, respectively. Birds fed without mung bean leaf meal were the most efficient feed converter having a ratio of 1.96 followed by those birds fed with 2.5%, 7.5%, and 5% with a feed conversion ratio of 2.05,2.10, and 2.16, respectively. The highest income was from the birds fed without mung bean leaf meal having obtained an income of Php 66.97 followed by birds fed with 2.5%,7.5% and 5% mung bean leaf meal having obtained an income of Php 57.32, Php 53.54, and Php 48.99, respectively.