Performance and Jejunal Morphometry of Broiler Chickens Fed Processed Unripe Plantain (Musa Paradisiaca Cv. ’Cadava‛) Peel Flour Diets Supplemented With Multi-Enzyme
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https://doi.org/10.59890/ijgsr.v4i5.227Keywords:
Unripe Plantain Peel, Broiler Chickens, Growth Performance, Organs, Jejunal MorphometryAbstract
Performance of broiler finishers fed Sun-dried Unripe Plantain Peel Flour (SUPPF) and Boiled Unripe Plantain Peel Flour (BUPPF) diets supplemented with multi enzyme wa investigated for 4-week. A total of 196 two-week old Cobb-500 broilers randomly divided into 7 dietary treatments; 0%, 10%SUPPF, 10%SUPPF+Natuzyme®, 10%SUPPF+Polyzyme®, 10%BUPPF, 10%BUPPF+Natuzyme® and 10%BUPPF+Polyzyme® with four replicates in a completely design within a 3x2 factorial arrangement. Data collected on Final Body Weight (FBW), Average Daily Gain (ADG) and jejunum morphometry were analysed by One Way and factorial ANOVA at 5% level of significance. Results showed that Natuzyme® supplementation to 10%SUPPF diet increased FBW, ADG and enhanced jejunal cells of the chickens. Conclusively, 10%SUPPF diet supplemented with Natuzyme® improved FBW, ADG and jejunal morphology of broilers
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