title: Broiler performance on finisher diets containing different levels of either Pleurotus ostreatus-fermented dried cocoa pod husk or dried cocoa pod husk supplemented with enzymes.
abstract: The purpose was to investigate the feeding value of fibrous cocoa pod husk (CPH) either fermented with Pleurotus ostreatus or supplemented with fibre-degrading multi-enzymes (Viscozyme L + Pectinex 5XL) before inclusion in diets for 3-week-old finishing broilers. Growth performance and carcass yield of broilers fed diets containing 100, 200 or 300 g kg(-1) of the P. ostreatus-fermented CPH or 100, 200 or 300 g kg(-1) of the enzyme-supplemented CPH as well as a normal broiler finisher diet (control), were investigated in a 35-day feeding trial setup as a completely randomised design, with the seven treatments replicated three times. There were significant differences (P < 0.05) among treatments for some of the parameters measured including growth-related indices, percent weights of abdominal fat, intestine, and gizzard. It was concluded that P. ostreatus-fermented dried CPH up to a level of 200 g kg(-1) and enzyme-supplemented dried CPH up to a level of 100 g kg(-1) could be included in broiler finisher diets without any deleterious effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alemawor
authors.forename: Emmanuel Okpoti Kofi
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Oddoye
authors.forename: Victoria P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Dzogbefia
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oldham
authors.forename: Armstrong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donkoh
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D002099:Cacao; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D008297:Male; D020076:Pleurotus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes