Effect of Feeding Ghee Residue on Production Performance of Chicken

Indigenous chicken are an important source of animal protein and could be very helpful in combating the nutritional deficiencies and generating income for the rural masses, especially in the developing countries.Aseel breed of chicken is considered to be one of the superior breed of native chicken and principal ancestors of the oldest game fowls of Asia. The Aseel is a handsome, sprightly and shapely bird has a short and broad breast, straight back and a close setting strong tail root. Generally, feed alone accounts for 60-70 per cent cost of production in any type of livestock and poultry rearing. There are many unconventional feed sources such as tamarind seed, azolla, acacia seed etc that have been included in the ration to minimize the cost of feed. Ghee residue is one such alternate feed ingredient which is a brownish solid mass obtained as a by-product of ghee industry. About 33 per cent of total milk produced in India is being utilized for ghee preparation and the average yield of ghee residue is calculated as one tenth of ghee produced. Ghee residue proved to be a good source of protein, energy and minerals, especially calcium and phosphorus.