Unpeeled Cassava Root Meal In Broilers Diet: The Effect Of Protein Reduction And Free Amino Acids Supplementation On Performance, Blood Parameters And Carcass Characteristics

ABSTRACTA feeding trial was conducted in a completely randomized design to evaluate the overall performance, blood constituents and carcass analysis of 5-day old Marshal broiler chicks that are fed with different diets; maize diet with and without AA supplements and unpeeled cassava root meal (UCRM) diet with and without AA supplements; of four replicates each and 10 chicken per replicate. The birds were assigned to these diets; feed, and water was given ad-libitum throughout the experiment. The experiment lasted for 7weeks. Feeds given were recorded and feed intake and weight gain were determ…