Study on the effects of different plant protein meals (soybean, mongo and sunflower meal) mixed with the broiler rations [study conducted at TCA, Philippines]

• Published in: TCA Research Journal (Philippines) Vol. 2; no. 3
• Main Authors: Esteban, S.N, Arellano, V.R. (Tarlac Coll. of Agriculture, Tarlac, Tarlac (Philippines))
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.1980

This study was conducted to find out the effects of the different plant protein meals (soybean, mongo and sunflower) mixed with commercial feeds on the performance of Cobb broilers, using the Split-Plot design. The three plant protein meals were designated as main treatments with their corresponding sub-treatment levels distributed as follows: MAIN TREATMENT I - SOYBEAN MEAL: S1 - Control - commercial mash; S2 - 5 percent of commercial mash replaced with soybean meal; S3 - 10 percent of commercial mash replaced with soybean meal; S4 - 15 percent of commercial mash replaced with soybean meal. MAIN TREATMENT II - MONGO MEAL: S1 - Control - Commercial mash; S2 - 5 percent of commercial mash replaced with mongo meal; S3 - 10 percent of commercial mash replaced with mongo meal; S4 - 15 percent of commercial mash replaced with mongo meal. MAIN TREATMENT III - SUNFLOWER MEAL: S1 - Control - Commercial mash; S2 - 5 percent of commercial mash replaced with sunflower meal; S3 - 10 percent of commercial mash replaced with sunflower meal; S4 - 15 percent of commercial mash replaced with sunflower meal. Results of the study showed that on the average final weight of the study, non-significant differences among the three main treatments existed because the feed supplements used were all plant protein meals. However, highly significant differences existed among the sub-treatments or among the percentage levels of replacements in the commercial mash over the control. Comparison among means showed that on the sub-treatment levels of 10 percent and 15 percent of the three plant protein meals, highly significant differences over the control existed.