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Four hundred fifty straight run day-old C & M classique broiler chicks were used in a 35 day trial to observe feed intake, efficacy and profitability in rearing broiler fed diet supplemented with oleic acid. Birds were fed three types of diet (diet containing oleic acid (T2), diet containing refined soybean oil (T3) and diet without oleic acid and refined soybean oil (Ti). All birds had free access to ad-libitum feeding. Results showed that, weekly average live weight gain differed significantly (P<0.05) and the mean values were 289.9, 293.4 and 273.8 g / week for T2, T3 and Ti treatment groups respectively. Similarly, total feed intake differed (P<0.05) and the mean values were 2.6, 2.7 & 3.0 kg / broiler for T2, T3 and Ti treatment groups, respectively. Like feed intake, feed conversion efficiency differed (P<0.05) and the mean values were 1.7, 1.8 and 2.0 for T2, T1 and T1 treatment groups, respectively. Net profit of Tk / kg live weight differed (P<0.05) and the mean values were 12.4, 10.7 & 9.3 for T2, T3 and Ti treatment groups, respectively. Maximum net profit was obtained from birds fed diet containing oleic (T2) acid. It may be inferred that refined soybean oil may be replaced by oleic acid in broiler ration.

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