JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE
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DOI: 10.31248/JASVM
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Nutrient digestibility and haematological profile of broiler chickens fed graded levels of raw Bambara nut sievate supplemented with Biozyme®
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASVM2025.679 | Article Number: DF1F816711 | Vol.11 (4) - August 2026
Received Date: 04 August 2026 | Accepted Date: 28 August 2026 | Published Date: 08 August 2026
Authors: Gege, B. M. , Tuleun, C. D. , Sylva-Nyom, I. mrsidysylva@gmail.com , Mashi, A. M. , Jiwuba, P. C. and Kula, P. D.
One hundred and fifty unsexed day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments in a completely randomised design (CRD), with five replicates per treatment.The starter diets contained 0, 12.5, 15.0, 17.5 and 20.0% raw BNS, whereas the corresponding finisher diets contained 0, 17.5, 20.0, 22.5 and 25.0% raw BNS. In the last week of the study, three birds were randomly selected per treatment replicate and put in metabolic cages where faecal samples were collected for a digestibility study. Also, 5 ml blood samples from 3 birds randomly selected per treatment replicate were withdrawn via left wing vein puncture into sterile test-tubes containing EDTA as anticoagulant and labelled according to the corresponding bird number and then placed in a thawing flask containing ice cubes before being moved to the laboratory within an hour of collection for the determination of haematological parameters. Dietary treatments significantly affected crude protein, crude fibre, ether extract and nitrogen-free extract digestibility, whereas dry matter digestibility was not significantly affected. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between the test diets and the control for all haematological parameters except for MCHC. It was concluded that raw bambara nut sievate supplemented with Biozyme® supported acceptable haematological values and did not adversely affect most nutrient digestibility indices, although crude protein digestibility was markedly reduced at the 20% finisher inclusion level
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