Evaluation of sesbania seed (Sesbania sericea) as a feed supplement to free-range chicken

• Main Author: Jeoglas Awang @ Justop
• Format: Academic Exercise
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: SB Plant culture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17378/1/Evaluation_of_sesbania_seed_.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17378/

This study was conducted from June 2013 until October 2013 at Makmal Ladang, Animal Nutrition and Poultry Science laboratories of SPL, UMS-Sandakan. The objective of this study was to evaluate the Sesbania sericea (5. sericea) seed as a feed Ingredient for free-range chicken. Activities done under this study were gathering brief information on some basic botanic parameters of S. sericea, its proximate composition and feeding value to the growing free-range chicken. The feeding trial was continued for a period of 60 days. Two groups (control group with no supplement and S. sericea supplemental group with 18.75g/chicken/day) of chicken were maintained in the feeding trial having at least 9 individuals under each. The data of feeding trial were analyzed under two sample t-test at 0.05% level of significance. Proximate composition showed that S. sericea seed contains 24.50/0 crude protein along with the other components as like as a protein-rich Ingredient. Feeding of the S. sericea seed did not affect the body weight gain of the experimental chicken significantly (p>0.05). The intake of S. sericea seed by the bird was remarkably low (3.SSg/chicken), which Indicated its low palatability. Based from the results of proximate analysis suggested that S. sericea seed can be considered as a protein rich supplementation item to free-range chicken but needs intervention on feeding methods just to increase the consumption rate.