The Effect Of Enzyme Supplementation On The Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Broiler Finisher Birds Fed Palm Kernel Meal And Wheat Offal Based Diets.

ABSTRACT 

 A 28—Day Feeding Trial Involving Sixty Three (63), Four-Week Old Anak Broiler Chicks V's Conducted To Evaluate The Effect O1 Enzyme Supplementation Fed Palm Kernel Meal And Wheat Offal On The Performance Of Broiler Finisher Birds. The Broiler Chicks Were Divided Into 3 Groups Of 21 Birds Each. Each Group Was Subdivided Into 3 Replicates Of 7 Birds Each And The Birds Were Randomly Assigned To Treatments In A Completely Randomized Design. Three Diets (Diet 1-Basal, Maize Based With No Enzyme, Diet 2- Wheat Offal + Yemzim Xylanase Enzyme Based And Diet 3-Pkm ± Yemzim Xylanase Enzyme Based) Were Formulated And Randomly Offered To Any 3 Of The Groups. Results Of The Study Show That Weight Gain(1.69), Feed Conversion Ratio(2.35), Final Live Weight(2.26), Back(15.69), Revenue(1017.4) And Gross Margin(844.41) Were Significantly (Po.05) In Both The Basal Control Diet And Enzyme Supplemented Diets. In Enzyme Supplemented Palm Kernel Meal Diet, The Drumstick (10.92) And Shank (4.46) Were Significantly Higher (P0.05) By Enzyme Supplementation. Xylanase Based Enzyme Supplementation Was Not Profitable For Broiler Finishers Fed Pahn Kernel Meal And Wheat Offal Based Diets And Therefore Is Not Economically Viable Alternative Feed Ingredient To Incorporate In Broiler Finisher Feed.