Carcass Characteristics, Haematology and Serum Biochemistry of Broiler Chickens fed Diets Containing Gayamba Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum l.) As Replacement for Red Sorghum
Abstract
A Seven weeks experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of replacing red sorghum (RS) with gayamba pearl millet (GPM) on carcass characteristics, haematology and serum biochemistry of broiler chickens. Three hundred (300) broiler chicks were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments for the starter and finisher phases. At each phase, 0, 33.33, 66.67 and 100% of RS in the diets were replaced with GPM and the diets were coded, 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Each treatment was replicated three times with 25 chicks per replicate in a completely randomized design (CRD). There was a significant (P<0.05) influence of diet in all the carcass indices, while most of the organs did not differ among diets. Live weight, plucked weight, eviscerated weight, carcass weight and dressing percentage of birds on 66.67 and 100% GPM were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those on other groups. Except for Mean Corpuscular Volume, all haematological parameters significantly (P<0.05) differed among treatments. Packed cell volume and haemoglobin concentration were significantly (P<0.05) higher on diets 3 and 4. Conversely, white blood cell count was significantly (P<0.05) lower on these two diets. Serum biochemical assay revealed that most of the parameters were not significantly influenced. While total protein and albumin were significantly (P<0.05) higher on diets 3 and 4, Alanine amino transferase and Aspartate amino transferase, were significantly (P<0.05) lower on same diets. The study concluded that GPM can replace RS up to 100% in broiler chickens’ diets with improved carcass yield and no adverse effect on haematological and serum biochemical parameters.
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