Abstract: Currently, research effort in most developing countries are geared towards identifying potential feed sources that have little or no demand by human. These feed resources could be cheap and available for compounding livestock ration as it will reduce competition between livestock and man. One hundred (100) day old Broiler chicks were purchased from a reputable farm in Zartech Jos plateau State. Birds were managed intensively using animal welfare guide. Four (4) broiler starter experimental diets were formulated such that the fermented baobab seed meal (FBSM) replaced soybeans at 0%, 7.5%, 15% and 22.5% dietary levels respectively. The study was carried out to investigate the effect of varying levels of fermented baobab seed on hematological indices of broiler chicks at starter phase. (FBSM) showed significant (P <0.05) effect meal on mean corpuscular volume (MCV) Birds fed diet with 15% FBSM showed higher significant (P<0.05) value of 93.53f1 for mean corpuscular volume. Similarly, values recorded for birds fed control diet (T1) and diet with 7.5% FBSM (T2) were statistically similar 1.47 mg/dl and 1.50 mg/dl. The result of FBSM from this study shows no significant (P>0.05) influence on PCV, Hb, WBC, RBC, MCHC, MCH, total protein, cholesterol and creatinine. Similarly, no significance differences (P>0.05) were recorded for PCV, However, a better PCV range of 22.33% - 25.00% were recorded. From the result of this study, it was concluded that fermented baobab seed meal (FBSM) had on significant influence on most of the hematological parameters observed except MCV However, the inclusion level of 7.5 and 15% may be safe for improved hematological characteristics in broiler chickens at a starter phase.
Keywords: Graded levels, baobab seed, meal, hematological, broilers chicks.
Title: Hematological Response of Broiler Chickens Fed Diet Containing Varying Level of Fermented Baobab Seed Meal at Starter Phase
Author: ANTHONY ALVADIS ALLAHOKI
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
Vol. 11, Issue 3, July 2023 - September 2023
Page No: 30-33
Research Publish Journals
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Published Date: 12-September-2023
