Response of Broiler Starters Fed Diets With High Level Inclusion of Wheat Offal Supplemented With Garlic (Allium Sativum L.)

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to assess the response ofbroiler starters fed diets with high inclusion levels of wheat offal (250gkil) supplemented with graded levels of garlic Allium sativum. The trial lasted for four weeks. Garlic was incorporated into fibre basal diet at 3 levels of 0.75, 1.5 and 3.0gkg- l . Results showed that the chickens fed on l.Sgkg' garlic diet consumed less feed and had heavier live weight with better feed conversion efficiency than those on 0, 0.75 and 3.0 gkg' levels of garlic. It can therefore be concluded that incorporating garlic at l.Sgkg' into diets with high levels of wheat offal (250 gkg') could support growth.