Utilization of some local protein supplement mixes in starter layer chick's diet.

Abstract

The experiment was designed to evaluate the nutritive value of some 
local animal and plant protein supplement mixes in starter chick's diet for 
six weeks. 
Chicks given vegetable protein (V), fish meal (F) and blood meal 
(B) diets showed no significant difference (P>0.05) in feed intake, weight 
gain and feed conversion ratio when compared with the control diet (C) that 
contained imported rearing concentrate. 
Cost of feed / kg for diets C, V, F, and B were 40.5, 35.7, 39.2 and 
39.3 Sudanese dinnar respectively. 
It is concluded that under the conditions of the present experiment, 
the diets V, F and B can be used as alternative sources for the imported 
superconcentrate