Abstract
The experiment was conducted on 240 day-old commercial broiler chi2ks in a completely randomized design with 2 X 4 factorial arrangement. Eight experimental starter rations were formulated containing 23% or 20% crude protein each with 0, 50, 100 or 150 ppm level of pesticide. Similarly, eight finisher rations containingJ9% or 20% crude protein, each with above said levels of pesticide, were formulated. These rations were fed ad libitum for 7 weeks. At the end of the experiment, two birds from each replicate were slaughtered at random. It was observed that 23% protein with pesticide (50 ppm) adversely affected the body weight gain, giblct weights and carcass yield in chicken. Abdominal fat decreased significantly with the increase of the pesticide.
