Abstract:
Ninety six unsexed four weeks old Anak broilers were used to compare the performance
of finishing broilers fed Palm kernel cake, Bambara offal and Rice husk as partial
replacement for maize. The ninety-six broilers were divided into four groups and
fed diets containing either 40 percent Maize (T1) as control or 20 percent Palm
kernel cake (T2), 20 percent Bambara offal (T3) and 20 percent Rice husk (T4).
Each group was replicated thrice with 8 birds per replicate in a Completely Randomized
Design (CRD). Feed and water were provided ad libitum for the 28 days the
trial lasted. Results showed that the effect of treatments on final body weight,
body weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio and feed cost/kg gain were
significant (P < 0.05). Average daily gain of 0.075kg observed in birds on T2
was significantly different (P < 0.05) from values of 0.065Kg, 0.066kg and 0.067kg
recorded for birds on the control, T3 and T4 diets respectively. Also, the same
group (T2) had superior feed cost per kg gain of