TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Use of Bitter Kola (<I>Garcinia kola</I>) Dry Seed Powder as a Natural Growth Promoting Agent in Broiler Chicks
AU - , O.S. Adedeji AU - , G.O. Farinu AU - , T.B Olayeni AU - , S.A. Ameen AU - , G.M. Babatunde 
JO  - Research Journal of Poultry Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SP  - 78
EP  - 81
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5285
DO  - rjpscience.2008.78.81
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjpscience.2008.78.81
KW  - Bitter cola (G. kola)
KW  -growth promoter
KW  -broiler chicks
AB  - The effect of dried seed powered of bitter (<I>Garcinia kola</I>) on weekly feed intake, body weight gain, feed efficiency and carcass characteristics of broiler chicks of Anak strain were studied. Broiler chicks were assigned to 5 treatment groups of 40 birds each per group Replicated twice with 20 birds per replicate. They were fed diets containing 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 g/100 g dry seed powder of <I>G. kola</I>. There were significant treatment differences (p&lt;0.05), in feed intake, body weight gain and feed efficiency. Feed efficiency was highest in 0, 2.5 g/100 g and lowest in 5 and 7.5 g/100 g inclusion levels. There was no mortality throughout the trial in any of the treatment groups.
ER  -