EVALUATING THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND WATER INTAKE OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIET CONTAINING PARKIA BIGLOBOSA BARK BUT AS PROBIOTIC REPLACEMENT
Abstract
This experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth performance and water intake parameters of
broilers fed different levels of Parkia biglobosa stem bark (PBSB). Sixty (60) day old (Ross 308) broiler
chicks were randomly assigned to four treatments with three replicate consisting of five (5) bird each in a
completely randomized design. Treatment 1 contained 0% PBST, Treatment 2, 3, and 4 contained
0.2%,0.4%, and 0.6% per feed respectively. Clean feed and water were offered ad libitum throughout the
experiment which lasted for 4 weeks during which data on growth performance, water intake were
collected. Results revealed that PBST had a significant (p0.05) on the feed intake of the birds. There was no significant (p>0.05) difference in water
intake.Keywords: Growth performance; Parkia biglobosa leaf extract; Hematology;
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