N. A. IBRAHIM and E. A. ELZUBEIR.
Institute of Animal Production, University of Khartoum, P. 0. Box 32, Khartoum North, Sudan.
SUMMARY
One hundred and twenty, 8 – week old broiler were selected at random from chicks given increasing levels of sunflower seed meal (SSM) (0, 10, 20 and 30%). They were then slaughtered and the effects of dietary sunflower seed meal on skin colour and carcass chemical composition of broiler chicks was examined. Feeding sunflower seed meal to broiler chicks had no effect on skin colour. Carcass moisture and ash content were reduced. whereas pro- tein and ether extract were not affected.
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