Meat Yield and Quality of Broiler Chickens Feed with Xanthosoma sagittifulium Corm Meal
Keywords:
Xanthosoma sagittifolium corm, Broiler feeds, Cocoyam, Broiler meat quality, Alternative feeds.Abstract
The utilization of relatively less expensive roots and tubers as substitute feeds was given attention due to the high cost of feed ingredients nowadays. Sundried cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) corm meal (SCCM) was fed to broiler chicken to evaluate the carcass yield and meat quality after 34 and 42 days. The study followed the complete randomized design with four treatments: (T1) 0% SCCM, (T2) 5% SCCM, (T3) 10% SCCM, and (T4) 15% SCCM. The remaining percentages composed the commercial feeds mixed in SCCM in the feed ration. Representative samples, fed with varied SCCM percentages, were dressed for carcass yield and meat quality evaluation. Results of the study revealed no significant difference in the carcass yield of the birds such as the weight of thigh, breast, drumstick, back and wings. The quality of broiler meat such as flavor, juiciness, smell, texture and tenderness were all not affected by the incorporation of SCCM in the feed ration of chicken up to 15%. The study demonstrated that the cocoyam corm meal is a good ingredient that can be incorporated in the formulation of broiler feeds.
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