Keywords
chick gel
chick quality
harvest performance
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Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the response of Cobb® Broiler to different mixture formulations of D-Glucose Monohydrate and multivitamins. Specifically, it determined the growth performance, mortality rate, chick quality, and harvest recovery of Cobb® broiler as affected by different mixtures of D-Glucose Monohydrate and different gel consistency (soft, medium and hard). The experiment used a total of 1,440 chicks from the hatchery following the 2 x 3 factorial in Completely Randomized Design. There were six treatment combinations, and each was replicated three times. Each replication had 80 Cobb® broiler chicks to ensure validity of data. The results of the study showed better chick quality (Pasgar) score for mixture 2 (with higher amount of D-glucose monohydrate) only on Day 0 (farm) immediately right after the transport and at day 4, but no significant differences at day 7. In terms of gel consumption rate, Mixture 2 also had significantly higher consumption than mixture 1, significantly. In terms of body weight, gain in weight, harvest recovery, and mortality rate there were also no significant differences among treatments with different nutrient mixtures and gel consistency.
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