Abstract
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of Fermented Mucuna Sloanei Meal (FMSM) on growth, carcass characteristics and blood indices of finisher broilers. Fermented Mucuna Sloanei seeds were processed into meal and analyzed for proximate and phytochemical compositions. The meal was then used to make four broiler finisher diets at 0, 5.0, 10.0, and 15.0% inclusion levels, respectively. Each diet was fed to a group of 30 finisher broilers at 5 weeks old for 28 days using completely randomized design. Each group was further subdivided into three replicates of 10 birds each. Average daily feed intake and average daily weight gain decreased significantly (p 0.05). The urea concentration and the liver enzymes (alanine amino transaminase, serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase) were not affected by dietary treatment. Blood indices affected were red blood cell, total proteins and creatinine which decreased significantly (p < 0.05) as the dietary inclusion of Fermented Mucuna Sloanei Meal increased. Therefore, replacement of soya bean with Fermented Mucuna Sloanei Meal should not exceed 5% dietary level. Key words: blood indices, carcass, fermented mucuna, growth
Highlights
The most critical challenge of the livestock and poultry industry is the provision of good quality feed for the animals
There is need, to investigate into some other legume seeds that are rich in protein and have the potential to either partially or wholly replace soya bean in poultry ration and support the growth and life of the poultry industry
Haematology and Blood Biochemistry At the end of the 28-day feeding trial, blood samples were collected from 3 birds from each treatment and 2mls of blood placed in the specimen bottles with Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) and 5mls of blood placed in the specimen bottle without EDTA for haematological and blood biochemical indices, respectively
Summary
The most critical challenge of the livestock and poultry industry is the provision of good quality feed for the animals. Quality feeds are expensive because most of the constituent feed materials such as soya bean, maize, fish meal and groundnut cake are utilized by the animals but by humans and industries as well. Competition for these feed items (especially protein feeds such as soya bean) hikes the price, leading to high cost of production and of poultry products. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of fermented Mucuna sloanei meal on the growth performance, carcass characteristics and blood indices of broiler finisher birds
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