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DOI: 10.31248/JASVM
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Potential of varying levels of flashed-dried cassava pulp with multi-enzyme supplementation on broiler finishers chickens
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASVM2025.561 | Article Number: C68231832 | Vol.10 (3) - June 2025
Received Date: 18 April 2025 | Accepted Date: 01 June 2025 | Published Date: 30 June 2025
Authors: Raji, M. O.* , Ogungbenro, S. D. , Oyekunle, L. O. , Adesope, T. A. and Akinosun, A. A.
Keywords: Blood, cost implication, carcass, multi-enzyme, broiler finisher, internal organs weight, performance quality.
An experiment was carried out to evaluate performance quality, cost implication, haematological indices, serum biochemistry, carcass, internal organ weights and liver histology of broiler finisher chickens fed varying levels of flashed-dried cassava pulp (FDCP) with multi-enzyme supplementation. Ninety-six (96) four-week-old Marshal ® broiler finishers were used for the study. Flashed-dried cassava pulp was substituted at 0, 5, 10 and 15% and supplemented with 50g/100kg multi-enzyme and tagged as T1, T2, T3 and T4, respectively. T1 (0% FDCP) served as a control. The birds were randomly assigned to four (4) dietary treatments with four (4) replicates per treatment in a completely randomised design (CRD). The experiment lasted between 5 and 7 weeks. Experimental diets and water were supplied ad libitum. Data collected were analysed by using SPSS. Final live weight, cost of feed/kg, cost of the feed intake/weight gain, cost of the feed intake/bird, haemoglobin, white blood cells, platelets, serum biochemistry and liver were significantly (p<0.05) affected. The highest (2272.75 g) significant (p<0.05) final live weight (FLW) and weight gain (WG) weight gain (1111.70%) were obtained from birds on T2 (5% FDCP), while the least (2052.00 g) FLW and WG (879.79%) were obtained from T3 (10% FDCP). Higher (7397.44), significant (p<0.05) cost of feed intake/weight gain was obtained from T3 (10% FDCP), while the least (₦6605.76) was obtained from T4 (15% FDCP). The highest (₦2959.05) significant (p<0.05) feed intake/bird was observed from T1 (0% FDCP), while the least (₦2065.15) was observed from T4 (15% FDCP). Conclusively, this study showed that varied flashed-dried cassava pulp (FDCP) supplemented with multi-enzyme can replace maize in the broiler finisher chickens up to 15% FDCP. Therefore, 5% FDCP with multi-enzyme supplementation is recommended in the broiler finisher chicken diets.
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