EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CANOLA MEAL AS SOYBEAN MEAL REPLACEMENT IN BROILER RATIONS

A performance trial of six weeks was conducted to study the effect of different levels of canola meal as a replacement of soybean meal on growth rate of broiler chicks. Five isocaloric isonitrogenous broiler starter and finisherrations containing 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 % canola meal replacing soybean meal were fed to three experim~ntal u.nits of 10 c~icks e~ch, ~or the first 4 weeks and subsequent 2 weeks, res~ectively. Average body weight gam was the highest m chicks fed starter and finisher rations without canola meal, while it was the lowest in chicks fed ration containing 20% canola meal. The difference in body weight gain was nonsignificant (P>0.05) between rations containing 0 and 5% canola meal. Almost similar observations were recorded in respect of feed consumption and feed:gain ratio.