Influence of different energy sources on the performance of broiler chicks

An experiment was conducted with 63 day-old Anak broiler chicks to investigate the growth response of broilers fed diets containing different energy sources. Three experimental diets were formulated such that diet I which served as the control contained maize as the major source of energy. Diets 2 and 3 contained millet and sorghum respectively, as the major source of energy. The chicks were randomly allotted to the three diets in a Completely Randomized Design. Each treatment consisted of 3 replicates. The experiment lasted for 28 days. The mean daily feed intake, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio values showed significant differences (P