PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS FED RED SORGHUM VARIETY REPLACING MAIZE AT THE STARTER PHASE

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the performance attributes of chickens fed different levels of red sorghum variety as replacement for maize. Two hundred and twenty five (225) unsexed day old broiler chicks wereallotted to five  treatments containing red sorghum replacing maize at 0,25,50,75 and 100% levels of inclusion designated as diets 1,2,3,4 and 5 respectively in a completely randomized design (CRD). The results obtained after the research did not show any significant difference across the five diets. It is concluded that red sorghum variety can completely (100%) replace maize without compromising productive performance. Red sorghum variety is recommended as a suitable alternative to maize as dietary energy source in broiler chickens production