 | Abstract 233Replacing maize with other grains in broiler diet.Rajini,-RA; Rukmangadhan,-S; Ravindran,-R; Mohan,-B; Muruganandhan,-B; Vedhanayagam,-K Dep. Poultry Science, Madras Veterinary College, Madras-600007, India. Indian-Journal-of-Poultry-Science. 1986, 21: 4, 343-344; 4 ref. Basal diets given to 5 groups of broiler chicks 1 day old contained rice polish 15.0, wheat bran 5.5, groundnut oilcake 20.0, gingelly [sesame] oilcake 8.0, fish meal 7.0, meat meal 5.0 and mineral mixture 2.0% together with maize 37.5, 0, 0, 0 or 9.4, jowar (Sorghum vulgare [S. bicolor]) 0, 37.5, 0, 0 or 9.4, ragi (Eleusine coracana) 0, 0, 37.5, 0 or 9.4, and cumbu (Pennisetum typhoides [P. americanum]) 0, 0, 0, 37.5 or 9.4%. Body weight at 56 days old was 1185, 1277, 1369, 1356 and 1289 g, respectively. The chicks took 2.53, 2.47, 2.50, 2.40 and 2.52 kg feed/kg gain. The differences between groups were not significant. This abstract relates to the following species:
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