@article{MAKHILLJFT2007548140,
    title = {Influence of Dietary Fermented Corn-Cob on the Performance of Broilers},
    journal = {Journal of Food Technology},
    volume = {5},
    number = {4},
    pages = {290-293},
    year = {2007},
    issn = {1684-8462},
    doi = {jftech.2007.290.293},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1684-8462&doi=jftech.2007.290.293},
    author = {D.B. Oke,M.O. Oke and},
    keywords = {By-product,broiler production,conventional feed stuff alternative,dietary fermented,performance of broilers},
    abstract = {Two experiments were designed to investigate the effect of fermentation of corncob on the performance and nutrient retention of broilers. In Trial 1, day-old broiler chicks were fed either a maize-based control diet or diets containing unfermented Corncob (CC), CC fermented for 5, 10, 15 and 20 days. CC was used to quantitatively replace maize at 10% of total diet. The diets were fed during a 5-week period. In Trial 2, five-week old broilers were fed finisher rations containing corncobs fermented for 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 days in replacement for maize over a 4-week period. Inclusion of corncob irrespective of duration of fermentation did not affect feed intake (p>0.05) at both the starter and finisher stages. Weight gain, feed: Gain ratio and protein efficiency ratio were however significantly influenced by duration of fermentation (p< 0.05). The longer the duration of fermentation, the better the performance of the birds on such diets. Nutrients’ retention was also significantly influenced by duration of fermentation of corncob (p< 0.05). Birds on unfermented corncob had the least retention of dry matter, crude protein and ether extract in both trials. At 10% level of inclusion of total diet, CC fermented for 20 days gave results similar to the control diet.}
    }