Sunflower seed meal as a protein concentrate in diets for broiler chicks

Abstract

A broiler conventional diet was supplemented with O, 100, 200 
and 400 gl kg sunflower seed meal (SSM) to provide 4 approximately 
isocaloric and iso- nitrogenous treatments.  
The effects of increasing SSM as a protein concentrate was 
conducted on broiler chicks from 7 to 42 day of age in which growth 
performance was in- vestigated.  
The study indicated that the rate of feed intake, liveweight gain, 
dressing percentage, mortality and feed conversion efficiency (FCE) 
were insignifi- cantly affected by the level of SSM in the diet.