Effect of Commercial Feed Formula and Feed Constituted with Industry Ready-Made Concentrates on the Growth Performance of Broilers

Optimal nutrition directly impacts the efficiency and growth performance of broilers, which are critical factors determining the profitability and sustainability of broiler production. Despite the widespread use of both commercial and reconstituted concentrate-based feeds, there has been limited empirical data directly comparing the impact of these feeds under controlled conditions. This lack of comprehensive, comparative studies creates uncertainty for farmers in making informed decisions about the more cost-effective and productive feed to use. This study compared the growth performance of 120 broiler chicks fed a commercial feed formula and a feed constituted with industry-ready-made concentrates. The chicks were randomly assigned to two dietary experimental groups (T1 – Commercial feed; T2 – feed formulated with ready-made concentrate from the feed industry) and fed for eight weeks. The results of the experiment were analyzed using a two-tailed t-test. The findings of the study revealed that although the average feed intake, feed conversion rate, and weight gain of the two groups were not significantly different (P>0.05), broilers fed with reconstituted concentrate-based feed showed significant weight gain in the 6th (p = 0.002), 7th (p = 0.019), and 8th (p = 0.002) weeks of the experiment. The results of the findings showed that the use of reconstituted concentrate-based feed allows for better growth performance in broilers. Thus, the use of reconstituted concentrate-based feed by farmers is recommended.