Open AccessCOMPARATIVE UTILIZATION OF SHEA BUTTER CAKE AND PALM KERNEL CAKE BY BROILER CHICKENS
Author(s) -
B. R. Olorede,
A. A. Onifade,
G. M. Babatunde
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v24i2.2312
Subject(s) - broiler , palm kernel , zoology , feed conversion ratio , biology , dry matter , weight gain , food science , body weight , palm oil , endocrinology
The utilization of Shea butter cake (SBC), a by-product of fat extraction from sheabutter nuts (Butyrospennum paradoxum) was compared with Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) to establish its potential as a poultry feedstuff. A 2 x 3 factorial experiment combining two factors, SBC and PKC at three levels of inclusion (5%, 10% and 15%) was designed. The six dietary treatments were fed to a total of 180 day-old chicks up to 56 days of age. Broilers fed SBC diets consumed more feed (P 0.05) on the treatment except the low consumption (P 0.05) which compared with chicks fed 15% PKC between 0-28d. Between 29-56d, growth rates of broilers were uniformly higher (P 0.05) different on SBC diets up to 10%, and on PKC diets up to 15%. Feed efficiency and protein efficiency rations of the broiler became poorer (P 0.05) by the sources and levels of test ingredients except abdominal fat which was higher on SBC than PKC at 10% and 15% levels of SBC 10% level was optimal.