Comparison of wet and dry mash feeding of growing/finishing cockerels

Abstract

Two breeds of cockerel (Harco and Shaver) of egg-laying strains were offered conventional dry feed, wet feed with and without drinking water at the growing (9-14 weeks of age) and finishing (14-19 weeks of age) phases. The wet feed was prepared by mixing one part of dry feed with two parts of water at the time of feeding. Overall feed consumption and weight gain were significantly (p 0.05) influenced by form of feeding. Dressing percentage was significantly (p 0.05) higher daily weight gain and a significantly (p Animal Production Research Avancees Vol. 3 (1) 2007: pp. 27-33