Abstract
The effect of replacing groundnut cake (GNC) with enzyme supplemented brewer’s dried grains (BDG) at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% graded levels in cockerel chicks at 6 – 11 weeks of age was investigated. Five dietary treatments were formulated to be isonitrogenous and isocaloric to provide 20% crude protein and 2900 Kcal/kg metabolizable energy. Two hundred and twenty-five 5 weeks old cockerel chicks (Abor-Acre breed) were randomly allocated to five treatments replicated thrice with 15 cockerels per replicate, fed and watered ad libitum in deep litter pens for 6 weeks. Means of body weight, total weight gain, daily weight gain, feed intake, feed: gain ratio, carcass and organ characteristics of cockerels fed the control diet, 25 and 50% enzyme supplemented brewer’s dried grains diets were significantly (P < 0.05) better than those fed 75 and 100% inclusion levels. Mortality ranged from 1.95 – 3.56%.
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