PERFORMANCE AND COST-BENEFIT OF NOILER CHICKENS ON DIETARY REPLACEMENT LEVELS OF MAIZE WITH TOASTED BAMBARA NUT SIEVATE-YAM PEEL MEAL COMPOSITE WITH OR WITHOUT LACTIC DRY®

Abstract

A 16-week feeding trial was conducted to assess performance of noiler birds using 180 of 14-day old chicks. Birds were put in 2 groups of 90 birds which had 3 sub-groups of 30 birds with 3 replicates of 10 birds each. The experiment was laid on 2 x 3 factorial with one of the two groups fed diets: T1 control, T2:20 and T3:40% of TBNSYPMC replacing maize without Lactic Dry® (LD) while the other group was fed same diets with LD. Results revealed that all parameters were not significantly (p<0.05) influenced except age of first egg laid (AFEL) and weight of first egg laid (WFEL). Birds on all diets had highest and similar AFEL (120.67±1.45 days) except birds fed diets containing 20 and 40% TBNS-YPMC without LD (0.00±0.00 day). Birds on control diet without LD, control diet and diet containing 40% TBNS-YPMC with LD had improved (40.00±0.00 g) WFEL while birds on diets containing 20 and 40% TBNS-YPMC without LD had least (0.00±0.00 g). In conclusion, TBNS-YPMC can replace maize in noiler chickens diets up to 40% with LD to improve AFEL and WFEL.