TITLE:
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. Ex G. Don Fruit Pulp Supplementation in the Diet of Local Chickens in Burkina Faso: Effects on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics
AUTHORS:
Hadidjatou Bélem, Roland Nâg-Tiero Meda, Benjamin Kouliga Koama, Windmi Kagambéga, Sandrine Nadege Da, Anne Flora Drabo, Assetou Sawadogo, Cyprial Ndumiso Ncobela, Marie-Pierre Létourneau-Montminy, Amadou Traoré, George Anicet Ouédraogo
KEYWORDS:
Local Chicken, Parkia biglobosa, CPAVI, Growth Performance, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.14 No.11,
November
29,
2023
ABSTRACT: This work aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementation of Parkia biglobosa fruit pulp flour in
the CPAVI chicken ration on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of local chickens. This study involved 50
local chicks of eight weeks of age. Chickens were divided into 5 groups
of 10 chicks corresponding to five experimental rations containing 0%, 1%, 2%,
3% and 4% pulp from fruits of P. biglobosa. The nutritional composition of P. biglobosa fruit pulps were
analyzed, then growth parameters and carcass characteristics were measured. The
results showed that the fruit pulps of P. biglobosa were rich in metabolizable energy (4015.02 ±
0.21 Kcal/kg), crude fiber (16.88% ADF and 19.81% NDF) and potassium (2.45% ± 0.01%). Thus,
the group of local chickens fed the diet containing 1% supplementation had a
significantly higher live weight (1200.85 g) and carcass yield (91.99 g) (P
supplementation. Additionally, individual feed
consumption and average daily gain of the group at 1% supplementation were
higher. In short, the flour from the pulp of the fruit of Parkia biglobosa can be supplemented
up to 1% in the CPAVI pullet type feed for local chickens.