GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF FINISHER BROILERS CHICKENS FED DIETS CONTAINING GRADED LEVELS OF CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) PEEL MEAL SUPPLEMENTED WITH ENZYME

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of cassava peel meal (CPM) based diets supplemented with multigrain multienzyme in the diets of finisher broiler chickens on growth performance. One hundred and eighty (180) four weeks Arbor acre strain broiler chickens were used for the experiment. Five dietary treatments

comprising of maize without cassava peel meal and enzyme served as the control (T1) while T2, T3, T4 and T5 contained cassava peal meal diets with 0.0% multigrain multienzyme at inclusion levels of 6%, 12%, 18% and 24%, respectively, were formulated. Each treatment was replicated thrice with 12 birds per replicate and

arranged in completely randomized design (CRD). The experiment lasted for four weeks during which data were collected on growth performance. All parameters measured were significantly different (P<0.05) with birds on diet 3 (12% CPM) supplemented with enzyme had higher final body weight (2050.05g) and daily weight gain (1513.44g) than birds on the control diet with final body weight (1320.00g) and birds on other test diets. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) of (1.69) was better among birds on diet 2 than birds on other dietary treatments. It can be concluded that performance indicators of finisher broilers could be improved through enzyme

supplementation of cassava peel meal optimally at 12% level of supplementation.