Table 3 Productive of commercial Cobb broiler fed diets containing different levels of prickly peel

Initial weight, g

115

125

120

118

1.13 NS

Final weight, g

1880^d

1920^c

1950^b

1985^a

2.76*

Total gain, g

1765^d

1795^c

1830^b

1867^a

2.08*

Ave. feed consumption, g

2859^d

2746^c

2763^b

2801^a

2.23*

Feed conversion ratio

1.62^b

1.53^a

1.51^a

1.50^a

2.45*

Mortality rate, %

0

0

0

0

0