Performance Of Broiler Chickens Fed Kapok (Ceiba Pentandra) Seed Cake Fermented Or Non-Fermented As Replacements For Groundnut Cake In Broiler Chicken Diets

📄 Project Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate performance of broiler chickens fed Kapok seed cake (KSC) fermented (FKSC) or non-fermented (NFKSC) as replacements for groundnut cake (GNC) in broiler diets. In each experiment, 225 day old broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design with 15 birds per replicate. Graded levels of NFKSC at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% were fed in the first trial. Results showed that NFKSC at 5% level in dietary inclusion had no adverse effects on final live weight, weight gain and feed conversion ratio at both starter and finisher phases. However, levels above 5% showed adverse effects. The following average final weights were recorded 1028, 1027, 986, 934 and 865kg (starter phase) and 2221, 2193, 2088, 1959 and 1870kg (finisher phase), respectively, for 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% NFKSC levels. Mortality increased with increase in the levels of NFKSC. Most visceral organs showed no significant differences between treatme...