Effect of Replacement of Maize by Some Other Cereals on Growth Performance of Broilers Chicles

To study the effect of replacing maize quantitatively at 5 0 per cent level with broken rice, bajra, jowar or barley in an isocaloric and isonitrogenous ration an experiment was conducted on broiler chicks for 8 weeks. Significantly higher body weight and weight gain was observed in broken rice fed groups as compared to other treatments groups. Body weight and weight gain of maize, broken rice and bajra fed groups were significantly higher than those fed jowar and barley. Difference between broken rice and bajra fed groups and also between maize and bajra fed groups was not significant. The FCR at 8 weeks of age in different treatments ranged between 3.01 to 3.3 6 and differences were statistically non significantly. It was concluded that maize could be replaced with either broken rice, bajra or jowar at 50 percent level in the broiler ration.