Development of Computer Application Program Interface for the formulation of Broilers and Layers Diets from Alternative Feedstuffs

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to develop computer Application Program Interface that will predict responses in different chicken types to alternative feedstuffs. Data used in the study were generated from published and unpublished feeding trials results. On the whole, 63 literature sources were identified and data generated from them were rearranged into usable formats, means of parameters such as inclusion levels, feed conversion ratio, average initial body weight, average final body weight, average daily weight gain across animal types on mixed and specific alternative feedstuffs were calculated and computer models were developed from them using javascript programming language. A computer web based Application Programme Interface (API) was also developed using the models, Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS).Computer models should be encourage to circumvent the tedious feeding trials and wet lab approaches of determining responses in different animal species to specific alternative feedstuffs.