Table 5.
Chemical composition of diets comprising breast meat from different chicken breeds.
| Diet composition | CON | BR | KKU-ONE | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate, NFE (%) | 57.84 | 41.57 | 41.03 | 41.43 |
| Crude protein, CP (%) | 25.41 | 41.52 | 43.61 | 43.79 |
| Crude fat, EE (%) | 1.79 | 2.87 | 1.92 | 1.63 |
| Crude fiber, CF (%) | 1.36 | 0.92 | 0.46 | 0.24 |
| Moisture (%) | 7.42 | 7.63 | 7.7 | 7.64 |
| Ash (%) | 6.18 | 5.5 | 5.28 | 5.26 |
| GE (KJ/g) | 17.05 | 18.12 | 17.56 | 17.93 |
| ME (KJ/g) | 14.87 | 15.05 | 14.90 | 14.84 |
CON, control; BR, commercial broiler; KKU-ONE, commercial broiler × Thai native crossbred; PD, Thai native chicken (Pradu Hang Dam); NFE = Nitrogen free extract; CP = Crude protein; EE = Ether extract; GE = Gross energy; ME = Metabolizable energy.