Table 6.
Production efficiency and profitability of broiler ration containing different levels of garden cress
| Description | Treatments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0GC | 0.75GC | 1.5GC | 2.25GC | SEM | p value | |
| Production efficiency | ||||||
| Starter PEF | 108ab | 115a | 103b | 99.7b | 3.13 | 0.041 |
| Starter EBI | 98.1ab | 105a | 93.2b | 90.4b | 2.97 | 0.041 |
| Finisher EBI | 211ab | 229a | 218a | 190b | 7.74 | 0.040 |
| Entire period PEF | 159b | 172a | 161ab | 144c | 3.85 | 0.006 |
| Entire period EBI | 154ab | 164a | 153ab | 139b | 4.36 | 0.027 |
| Profitability/partial budget | ||||||
| Cost (Birr) | ||||||
| Day old chick cost (Birr) | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Total feed consumed/bird (kg) | 3.60 | 3.71 | 3.85 | 3.86 | ||
| Per unit feed cost (Birr) | 6.93 | 7.12 | 7.30 | 7.48 | ||
| Total feed cost (birr/bird) | 25.1 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 28.9 | ||
| Total cost (Birr) | 44.9 | 46.4 | 48.1 | 48.9 | ||
| Revenue | ||||||
| Average carcass weight (kg) | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.06 | ||
| Price/kg of carcass (supermarket) | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | ||
| Total return (Birr) | 88.8 | 94.4 | 88.0 | 84.8 | ||
| Net return/bird (birr) | 43.9 | 48.0 | 39.9 | 35.9 | ||
| Marginal rate of return | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.83 | 0.74 | ||
GC garden cress, OGC ration containing 0 % GC, 0.75GC 0.75 % GC, 1.5GC 1.5 % GC, 2.25GC 2.25 % GC, EBI European broiler index, PEF production efficiency factor
abcMeans in a row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05); 1 Birr = 0.05US$