Abstract
A feeding trial was conducted to study the nutritive value of sun-dried gliricidia leaf meal (GLM) using 72 laying hens. The birds were allotted to four dietary treatments containing 0, 5, 10, and 15%GLM respectively in a completely randomized design; each treatment was replicated three times. Feed and water were provided ad libitum. The inclusion of GLM in layer diets significantly (p 0.05) hen day egg production, body weight changes and feed conversion efficiency which worsened significantly at 10 and 15%GLM levels. Egg quality values showed no significant differences (p>0.05) in terms of egg weight, Haugh unit and shell thickness while yolk index increased (p 5%, GLM depressed feed intake and egg production.
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