EFFECT OF POLYZYME® ON THE GROWTH RESPONSE OF BROILER CHICKEN FED SWEET ORANGE (Citrus sinensis) PEEL MEAL BASED DIETS

Abstract

The study evaluated the effect of Polyzyme® an exogenous enzyme on the growth response of Broiler Chicken fed Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) peel meal. 300 day-old broiler chicks were used. The birds were randomly grouped into five (5) dietary treatments D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 of 60 chicks each. Each of the dietary

treatments was further divided into two, one have enzyme and the other did not have. Each treatment was replicated 3 times with 10 birds per replicate. The experiment is a two by four factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design. Data was taken on feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and mortality. There was no significant difference between the treatment means for feed in-take average weight gain (AWG) feed conversion ratio (FCR) and mortality. This result suggested that the inclusion of SOP with enzyme (Polyzyme®) in broiler chicken diet did not have any noticeable negative difference on the performance of broiler chicken. The use of polyzyme® appears to improve the performance. More research is recommended to establish the best level of inclusion.