Effect of Orange and Banana Peels on the Growth Performance of Broilers

Abstract

| This research was conducted for evaluation of various levels of orange and banana peels on growth performance of broilers and also predicted cost effective feed. A total of 250 day-old healthy Hubbard broiler chicks were randomly selected and divided into five groups (50 chicks / group). The group A served as control on basal diet. The groups B1 and B2 treated with orange peel (1.5 and 3.0 %), and C1/C2 treated with banana peel (1.5 and 3.0 %) in mutually starter and grower ration throughout whole feeding trial for five weeks (35 days). Results showed that the lowest feed (3509.26) was consumed by group A and highest (3687.82 g) by group B1. Better Growth (2117.7 g), live body weight ( 2161.1 g), FCR ( 1.66), Dressing % (63.50) and also lowest mortality (6%) was recorded in Group C2 (3% banana peel). The significant difference (P<0.001) was recorded in all growth parameters. Non-significant difference was recorded in internal body parts of broiler. The highest Rs. 41. 84 per bird net profit was calculated from group C2 followed by C1, B2, B1 and A groups. It was concluded that addition of banana peel into the broiler ration as a feed additive up to level of 3.0 % is economical and has positive effects on growth performance. However further research are required with incremental dose response to explore its effects on growth and blood biochemistry in different animal models.

Substitution effect of Undaria pinnatifida with citrus ( Citrus unshiu , Marcovitch) peel by‐product in feed on the growth, body composition and air exposure stressor of juvenile abalone ( Haliotis discus , Reeve 1846)

“…Similarly, some studies have been reported comparable growth performance of aquatic animals including abalone fed the diets substituting MA with food and plant by‐products (tuna by‐product, tunic meal of sea squirt, rice bran and white radish by‐product) for fish meal and MA (Choi et al, ; Jeon, Kim, Myung, & Cho, ; Lee et al, ; Lee, Kim, Choi, et al, ; Lee et al, ). The desirable effect of citrus peel on growth of land animals, such as rats (Lim, Lee, & Kim, ), broiler (Ebrahimi, Qotbi, Seidavi, & Bagar, ; Siyal et al, ) and rabbit (Ojabo, Adenkola, & Odaudu, ), has also been reported. However, this study reported the desirable substitution effect of CPB for MA ( U. pinnatifida ) in feed on growth performance and high stress resistant of abalone to air exposure stressor for the first time.…”

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“…A study was conducted for the evaluation of various levels of orange and banana peels on growth performance of broiler chicks. Both peels increased the growth performance of broilers (Siyal et al, 2016). In similar, El-Boushy & Van der Poel (2013) revealed that orange fruits by-products enhanced the FCR of animals in poultry sector when compared with traditional feed.…”

Effects of Food Wastes on Yellow Mealworm Tenebriomolitor Larval Nutritional Profiles and Growth Performances

“…Bio converting agricultural wastes into usable biomass is sustainable ways to produce food sources for domestic animal consumption. Abel et al [25] and Siyal et al [26] claimed banana peels could be recycled and reused for broiler chickens diet. Our result showed that TML reached to 0.09% increment in terms of FCR when banana peel was used as sole feeding material.…”