August 2015 Vol. 3 No.7

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Original Research Article

Estimation of organic and inorganic components of Citrus sinensis linn (musambi) and its effects on early growth of broiler chicks

Bushra Kalim*, M. Sharif Mughal, Nazish Mazhar Ali, Safia Rehman, Rabia Faiz, Bushra Mazhar and Mohammad Sajjad Sarwar

Department of Zoology, Government College University (GCU), Lahore, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author’s Email: bushra-syed@hotmail.com

Accepted August 11, 2015

Abstract

The utilization of the waste of Citrus sinensis (Musambi) was carried out in the form of poultry feed additive. The work was done in order to analyze the percentage of organic and inorganic components of Citrus sinensis. The dried samples of citrus waste were prepared from various dehydration techniques that included sun drying, oven drying and calcium oxide drying. The analysis was carried out for the various contents (i.e., moisture, mineral, fat, protein and fiber content). The same samples were then used in poultry feed so as to observe its effects on early growth of broiler chicks. In the component analysis no significant difference was observed in the percentages of moisture, fat, protein and fiber but in the mineral content of the samples treated with calcium oxide that was observed to be higher. In case of broiler chicks the growth effects were observed in three groups; i-e, A (control), B (5% citrus content), and C (10% citrus content). A slight decrease in the weight of the chicks was observed with an increase in the concentration of citrus content.

Keywords: Citrus sinensis (Musambi), broiler chicks