Performance, Carcass Profile and Oxidative Stability of Broiler chickens fed Processed Baobab Seed Meal

Abstract

The study examined the effect of substituting soybean meal with decorticated undefatted roasted baobab seed meal (DURBSM) on performance, carcass traits and meat lipid oxidation in finisher broilers. Three hundred and twenty chicks were fed starter diet for four weeks and randomly assigned to experimental finisher diets containing DURBSM at 0, 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 % in a Completely Randomized Design. After the eighth week, thirty birds were randomly selected from each treatment and slaughtered for carcass composition and lipid oxidation. DURSBM influenced (P 0.05) difference exists among the treatments. DURBSM enhanced the performance of broilers and reduced oxidative spoilage in broiler meat. Thus, DURBSM could be used up to 7.5 % to replace soybean meal in the diet of broiler finishers without compromising performance and carcass quality.