Authors : A.A. Mohammed and A.S. Zakariya`u
Abstract: The research was carried out to determine the growth performance of 84 day old Hubbard broiler chicks on various levels of supplemental Vernonia Amygdalina (VA). Four treatments were used including the control which had 0 g VA, treatments two, three and four had 300, 600 and 900 g VA, respectively as an additive in both the starter and finisher diets. The results of the growth performance showed that there were no differences (p>0.05) among all the growth performance parameters analyzed. Broilers on V300 and V900 showed increased feed intake and feed conversion ratio, respectively. There was decreased mortality in broilers fed V600 diet.
A.A. Mohammed and A.S. Zakariya`u, 2012. Bitter Leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) as a Feed Additive in Broiler Diets. Research Journal of Animal Sciences, 6: 38-41.