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Original research (Published On: 23-Apr-2025)

Evaluation of groundnut shell meal (GSM) on performance and haematological indices of finisher broilers

Ahaotu EO

J. Vet. Res. Adv., 07 (01):21-27

Ahaotu EO: Department of Animal Science, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Nigeria

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Article History: Received on: 15-Dec-24, Accepted on: 19-Apr-25, Published on: 23-Apr-25

Corresponding Author: Ahaotu EO

Email: emmanuel.ahaotu@uaes.edu.ng

Citation: Ahaotu EO, Simeon-Ahaotu VC and Herasymenko NV (2025). Evaluation of groundnut shell meal (GSM) on performance and haematological indices of finisher broilers. J. Vet. Res. Adv., 07 (01):21-27


Abstract

Aim: Purpose of the study was to evaluate of groundnut shell meal (GSM) on performance and haematological indices of finisher broilers.  

Method and materials: The study involved 150 mixed sexed broiler finisher birds divided into five groups of 50 each. The control treatment T0 had no groundnut shell meal while the other four treatments included replacement of groundnut shell meal with palm kernel cake at 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10 % (T0, T2.5, T5, T7.5 and T10 respectively). All treatments had the same calculated levels of crude protein and metabolisable energy contents.

Results: Results showed no evidence of effect of treatments on feed efficiency (p> 0.05). However, there was evidence that feed intake, live weight gain, average final live weight of birds receiving the control diet T0 were lower than those with 10% substitution level of  palm kernel cake (p<0.05). There was evidence that carcasses of chickens fed the T5 diet were lower (p<0.05) than those fed T10 but similar to T0 and T7.5 (p> 0.05). T10 proved to be the most profitable diet.

Conclusion: It was concluded that the groundnut shell meal supplementation in broiler diets could be effectively utilized at 5% to obtain reasonably good growth rate and reduced disease infection risk in the finished broiler birds.


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