DIETARY EFFECT OF NEEM LEAF MEAL ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL OF BROILER
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2014-06
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HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR.
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Poultry is a substantial contributor to food supply of Bangladesh. Many small and
medium farmers are rearing poultry (layer and broiler) in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is
considered as one of the most appropriate countries in the world for poultry rearing.
Development of poultry has generated considerable employment through the production
and the marketing of poultry and poultry related products. Broiler meat is superior to
other meat available for human consumption for its tenderness, palatability and better
digestibility. For the improvement of national health status and the socio-economic
condition of the people, broiler production plays an important role in our country.
Unemployment and malnutrition are two major problems in our country. Poultry
production can plays an important role to solve these problems in the shortest possible
time. Poultry production has greatly increased during last one decade in Bangladesh. But,
the scarcity and fluctuating quantity of the year-round feed supply and their price is a
major constraint to poultry production in developing countries like Bangladesh. By the
year, 2020, world population is estimated at 8 billion with most of the population growth
coming from the developing countries (Singh et al., 2001). Due to rapid growth of the
world population and shrinkage of cultivating land, demand for livestock product is
increasing day by day. Future hopes of feeding the millions and safe guarding their food
security will depend on better utilization of unconventional feed sources that do not
compete with food for human beings. In view of this, poultry is aimed at finding
alternative to this elusive feed ingredient.
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NEEM LEAF MEAL ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE, BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL OF BROILER