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IJSRP, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2015 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]


Use of Duckweed Growing on Sewage Water as Poultry Feed
      Shazia Iram, Sumera Abrar, Iftikhar Ahmad, Tassawar Khanam, Atiya Azim, Mukhtar Ahmad Nadeem
Abstract: Present study was focused on intake of duckweed by chicks and to evaluate the growth performance and carcass characteristics of chicks. A total number of 106 chicks were allocated to 3 treatments with 3 replicates. The treatments were categorized into group A (25% duckweed and 75% commercial feed), group B (50% duckweed and 50% commercial feed) and group C (100% commercial feed). Results showed that crude protein was higher in group B followed by group A while in group C crude protein was lower but total feed intake, average weight, live weight, meat and bone weight, skin weight, head weight, liver weight, intestine weight and shank weight were higher as compared to group A and group B and this was due to the fluffy nature of duckweed and small size of crop. It was concluded that sewage grown duckweed can be successfully utilized as poultry feed. Chicks can survive on duckweed and farmer can save money. This is the first study in Pakistan.

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Shazia Iram, Sumera Abrar, Iftikhar Ahmad, Tassawar Khanam, Atiya Azim, Mukhtar Ahmad Nadeem (2018); Use of Duckweed Growing on Sewage Water as Poultry Feed; Int J Sci Res Publ 5(1) (ISSN: 2250-3153). http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0115.php?rp=P373565
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