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Growth and carcass performance of broiler chickens when maize is replaced with pearl millet under Namibian weather conditions
(University of Namibia, 2013) Hafeni, Sesilia; Mpofu, Irvin; Patricia, Petrus
This study was conducted at the poultry units at Neudamm Agricultural Campus of the University of Namibia. Neudamm Agricultural Campus It determined that a successful broiler production is dependent upon supplying the birds with feed ofthe highest achievable quality, in terms of ingredients used, processing procedures applied as well as the form in which the diet is presented to broilers (Arbor Acres, 2009). There was no study done in Namibia to determine the value of the local PM grains as a commercial broiler feed, as compared to maize which is commonly used in broiler chicken diets by broiler commercial operations. The objective of this experiment was to study the performance of commercial broiler chickens fed pearl millet as a replacement of maize