PERFORMANCE OF STARTER BROILERS FED DIETS CONTAINING GRADED LEVELS OF CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) PEEL MEEL SUPPLEMENTED WITH ENZYME

Abstract

A 4- week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the performance of starter broilers fed cassava peel meal (CPM) based diets supplemented with multigrain multienzyme. 180 Day Old Chicks Arbor acre strain were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments consisting of three replicates of 12 birds each. Five on- farm diets containing 0 (control), 6, 12, 18, and 24% CPM replacing maize coded as T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5, respectively, were formulated. All parameters measured were significantly different (P<0.05) except mortality. Final weight, daily weight gain, daily feed intake, feed conversion ratio, feed cost/kg and feed cost/kg/gain ranged from 493.47-602.01g, 14-92-18.54g, 36.65-51.62g, 2.33-2.78, 378.95-₦356.68, and 925.66-₦826 64respectively. This study indicated that CPM supplemented with enzyme did not depress performance of starter broiler chicks at 24%CPM replacement. Hence, cassava peel meal supplemented with enzyme is not detrimental to the health of the birds rather enhanced the growth performance of the birds.