Growth traits and performance of caged Fulani ecotype chickens fed commercial diets meant for broiler and pullet chicks

Two Hundred and six day old Fulani Ecotype chicks (FEC)were used to investigate the effect of feeding two types diet (Chick starter Broiler formulated meet standard nutritional requirement pullets broiler chicks) on growth traits performance from O 8 weeks. The contained 23% Crude Protein (CP) 3000Kcal/kg Metabolizable Energy (ME), Chick 21% CP 2800Kcal/Kg ME. measured were body weight (BW), length (BL), girth (BG), wing (WL), thigh (TL), drumstick (DL), keel (KL), shank (SL), while estimated feed intake. efficiency, rate gain. Average fed significantly (P<0.05) higher week 1 8. Chicks exhibited numerically BL, BG, WL, TL, DL KL than those chick at all ages differences significant some ages. consumed more 2, they gained 0 4 weeks (120.51 vs. 97.89g), 5-8 (255.11 239.13g). Feed efficiency in was relatively by 13.21% observed this translated faster during period former group (34.30% Vs.32.67%). This Study shows that produced superior better chicks.