Abstract
An experiment on 144 day-old broiler chicks was conducted to study the effect of the physical form of feed on their performance. Chicks in group A (control) were placed on mash feeding, those in group B were offered crumbles throughout, while birds in group C were fed crumbles from 0-4 weeks and pellets from 4-8 weeks of age and group D was offered mash from 0-2, crumbles from 2-4 and pellets from 4-S weeks of age, The overall weight gain arid feed efficiency ratios were apparently best in chicks of group B, followed by those of chicks in groups C, [ and A. The feed consumption for the same period was apparent-ly highest in chicks of group A followed by the chicks in groups B, C and D. The differences were however, non-significant. The birds in group D exhibited higher mortality. The net profit per broiler was more in group B followed by that in groups C, CI and A.
