Ndelekwute EK, Akpan IP , Okereke CO and Ekpo KO
An experiment was conducted to determine the dietary of enrichment of cassava peel meal (CPM) with Calapogonium mucunoides (CM) on carcass yield, internal organs, and blood ?rŽĮů? of broilers. One hundred and forty four (144) Hubbard chicks were used. There were six dietary treatments (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) containing 24 birds each. Each treatment was replicated three ?m?Ɛ with 8 birds each on completely randomized design (CRD). T1 was the control diet containing no CPM, T2 had unenriched CPM, T3-T6 contained (CPM) enriched with 10, 20, 30 and 40% CM Feed and water were given ad libitum for 49 days. Results indicated that control had followed by diets enriched with 30 and 40% CM compared to diet with CPM not enriched. Dressed percentage was improved above 10% of enrichment and breast weight above 20% compared to control and non-enrichment. Liver and heart were enlarged by CPM but was improved by enrichment.Kidney and pancreas were reduced (p0.05) in white blood cells. Red blood cells and haemoglobin were improved by 30 and 40% enrichment. Enrichment improved aspartate transferase and alanine transferase. In conclusion, 30%-40% of C. mucunoides could be used to enrich CPM in cassava peel meal based diets for b?Ʃ?r health, and carcass yield of broiler chickens.
