Growth, Mineral Deposition, and Physiological Responses of Broiler Chickens Offered Honey in Drinking Water during Hot-Dry Season

Table 1

Composition of diets for broiler (starter and finisher phases).

Ingredients	Starter phase (%)	Finisher phase (%)
Maize	46.00	50.00
Soybean meal	18.50	12.00
Groundnut cake	15.00	11.00
Fishmeal	2.00	2.00
Wheat offal	12.45	19.05
Bone meal	2.00	2.00
Oyster shell	3.00	3.00
Salt	0.25	0.25
^*Premix	0.25	0.25
Methionine	0.30	0.25
Lysine	0.25	0.20
	100	100
Calculated:
Crude protein (%)	23.05	19.91
ME (MJ/Kg)	11.73	11.71
Ether extract (%)	3.93	3.89
Crude fibre (%)	3.67	3.79
Calcium (%)	1.75	1.74
Phosphorus (%)	0.43	0.41

∗1 kg of premix contains: vitamin A: 10,000,000 IU; vitamin D3: 2,000,000 IU; vitamin E: 20,000 IU; vitamin K: 2,250 mg; thiamine B1: 1,750 mg; riboflavin B2: 5,000 mg; pyridoxine B6: 2,750 mg; niacin: 27,500 mg; vitamin B12: 15 mg; pantothenic acid: 7,500 mg; folic acid: 7,500 mg; biotin: 50 mg; choline chloride: 400 g; antioxidant: 125 g; magnesium: 80 g; zinc: 50 g; iron: 20 g; copper: 5 g; iodine: 1.2 g; selenium: 200 mg; cobalt: 200 mg.