Abstract:
Quality of feed is essential at all stages in the production of broiler so that
birds can get wholesome nutrition. The aim of the study was to evaluate the
quality of commercial broiler feeds (starter & grower) collected from tannery
industrial area to ensure the food safety. Under the study, registered and
unregistered (local) company’s feeds were collected from the farmers who
were related to rearing broiler at Saver, Dhaka. Samples were collected to
observe the physical properties, the proximate component (moisture & crude
protein) and the concentration of heavy metals (Cr, Pb) of broiler feeds. To
know the physical properties, feeds were visually observed. The feeds were
normal in color, smell and free from any foreign matters & molds, indicated
the fresh quality of feeds. The moisture was obtained in normal range and
calculated as (11.31-14.03) % and (9.65-11.48) % for broiler starter and
grower respectively. The crude protein contents ranged from (8.45-25.36) %
and (10.23-19.34) % for broiler starter and grower feeds respectively. Almost
all of the local feed samples were composed of low amount of crude protein
than the registered company’s feeds. The concentration of heavy metals of
most of the feed samples were below detection level that indicated the good
quality of feeds. No alarming material was found in feeds and for both broiler
starter and grower feeds, which indicates that the meat from broiler fed the
evaluated feeds are safe for human consumption.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Animal
Production and Management, Faculty of
Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
ANIMAL SCIENCE
Semester: January - June, 2021
