Performance of Broilers Fed Graded Levels of Roasted Flamboyant (Delonix Regis) Seed Meal

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of broilers fed Roated flamboyant seed meal (RFSM) using 120 day-old Hubbard broiler chicks. RFSM was used to substitute groundnut cake (GNC) at 0%, 5% and 7.5%. Untreated flamboyant seed meal (UFSM) for 5% level. The four treatments were designated as T1, T2, T3 and T4 respectively. Parameters measured include body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion efficiency as well as nutrient Digestibility. The results indicated that there were no significant (P>0.05) differences in the body weight, body weight gain and feed efficiency at the starter phase of the experiment. At the finisher phase, body weight, body weight gain and feed intake were significantly affected (P<0.05) by the treatments. The result of the nutrient Digestibility showed that all the parameters evaluated were significantly affected (P<0.05) at both phases of the experiment. The results suggest that RFSM could be used to replace GNC up to 7.5% level in broiler diet without any negative effect on performance