Author : Saure, Romeo V.

Summary : Four trials with day-old broiler chicks were conducted to determine the amount of yellow or white corn that can be replaced by newly prepared, dextrinized, and stored camote meal. Effects of camote meal on pigmentation of breast and shanks and the presence of intestinal lesions were likewise determined. The four trials showed that newly prepared and roasted camote meal could replace 50 to 75 percent of the corn which made up 50 percent of the broiler rations. Roasting the camote meal appeared to improve weight gains slightly. Steaming, on the other hand, greatly reduced its feeding value. Storing the camote meal for five months with or without anti-oxidant did not affect its nutrient composition except carotene which decreased from 610 mg per kg before storage to 100 mg per kg (84%) for the meal without anti-oxidant, and 161 mg. per kg (74%) for the meal with anti-oxidant.