Comparative evaluation of anerrobically fermented /lyle treated and roasted Delonix regia seed meal as a replacement for groundnut cake in broiler diets

Abstract

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the replacement value of anaerobically fermented/lyle treated and roasted Delonix regia seed meal in broiler diet. 180 day- old broiler chicks of the Hubbard breed were used for (he experiment. The experimental period spanned 63 days. The birds were randomly allotted to six treatment groups designated as T, T T T4, T and T6 respectively. Each treatment was replicated three times in a completely randomized design. The data collected were on feed intake, body weight, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio. The results obtained showed that mean body weight, mean body weight gain, mean feed intake and mean feed conversion ratio were not significantly affected (P>0.05) at the starter phase of the experiment although birds fed the Delonix regia seed meal based diets performed better than those fed the control diet except in feed utilisation. Mean feed intake, mean body weight gain and mean feed conversion ratio were a' ‘he^isherP^ of the experiment. Birds fed T, ingested more Biffffffff fy fefedTs (9'4°-70)' T>m0)’ T‘ (919 6°)’ T4(907.10) andT, (740.10). (267.95) T^fft ^^.55) followed by those fed Ts (308.03), T, (282.58). Tt experiment was better “in birds fed fe Ul'liza“On °^eed durin^ this Phase (T =3.05, T = 3 35 y = t r ~’"1 realed d'et ^-98), followed by those fed the treated diets (3-'52). It was concluded that well feared n C°nlr0' f ft diet up to 7.5% without any deleterious effect on their performance.