Effect of Biodegraded Cassava Root on Carcass and Organ Characteristics of Broiler Chicken

Udayi M. A., Abdulrahman H., Ocheje J.

Abstract


A study on carcass and organ characteristics of broiler chicken fed diet containing biodegraded cassava root meal (BDCRM) was carried out using completely randomized design (CRD). Fresh rumen content was collected from the Makurdi slaughter slab from freshly slaughtered cattle. After the cassava was peeled, it was chopped into pieces weighing about 105g. The cassava was thoroughly mixed with the filtrate obtained from mixing rumen content and water at the ratio of 1:1.  The mixture was hand mixed thoroughly by submerging the cassava in the filtrate to obtain homogenous mixture. The homogenous mixture was sealed up in air tight polythene bags to achieve anaerobic microbial fermentation of the cassava root for 24 hours and 48hours for T2 and T3, respectively. After fermentation, cassava was sun dried to a constant weight before milling. One hundred and fifty (150) broiler chickens were randomly allotted to three dietary treatments comprising of T1 (control), T2 and T3.  Cassava root meal fermented for 24hours (T2) and 48hours (T3) was used to replace maize at 10% in broiler chicken diets.  Each treatment has five (5) replicate with ten (10) birds per replicate. The result of this study showed that there was no depressive effect on dress weight, carcass cuts. In terms of organ weights significant (P<0.05) differences were observed in the liver, lungs, large/ small intestine  and kidney weights, however, the results did not follow a regular pattern suggesting that treatments would not have accounted for these differences. It is concluded that biodegraded cassava root meal (BDCRM) fermented for 24 and 48 hours could replace maize up to 10 % in the diet of broiler chickens without compromising carcass and organ weights. 


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