PERFORMANCE OF BROILER FINISHER CHICKENS FED GRADED LEVELS OF WHEAT OFFAL AS ENERGY SOURCE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5427Keywords:
Broiler, , growth performance,, maize, wheat offalAbstract
Performance of broiler finisher to graded levels of wheat offal as energy source was investigated.Four(4) experimental diets were formulated using treatment one (T1) with whole maize as an energysource.Treatment two (T2), treatment three (T3) and treatment four (T4) contained 5, 10, and 15% wheat offal respectively, as substitute to maize. The diets were isocaloric and isonitrogenous. Sixty (60) 28-day old Broiler Chicks were used in this study. The study covered the duration of four (4) weeks. Three (3) replicates of five birds were allocated to each treatment. Feed intake, body weight gained and Feed conversion ratio were determined. The results indicated that the dietary treatments had a significant effect (P > 0.05) in growth performance. Birds fed diet T4 had the highest weight (1900g) with an feed intake (2908g) and the best feed conversion ratio (2.10g). Wheat offal can substitute maize up to 15% in broiler finisher diet for better growth performance. Therefore, farmers and poultry feed producers can utilize the quality of wheat offal as an energy substitute to maize in broiler diets for satisfactory growth performance.