Utilization of Roselle (Hibiscus Subdariffa) seed meal in diets for Growing broiler chickens

Abstract

The nutritive value of Roselle Seed meal (RSM) as a feed ingredient 
for broiler chicks was studied. Sesame and groundnut cakes in a 
sorghum grain based diet were replaced by 0, 100, 200 and 300 g/kg 
RSM in the concentrate compound, and fed to Hybro commercial 
broiler chicks for 6 weeks. 
The results indicated that RSM can replace both sesame and 
groundnut cakes in diets for growing broilers. There is a linear 
relationship between the dietary level of RSM and body weight gain, 
food intake and feed conversion ratio. 
RSM less than 20% significantly depressed body weight gain and 
feed conversion ratio while 20 and 30% levels produced insignificant 
differences in body weight gain, food intake, feed conversion ratio and 
mortality rate. 
The 17.84% crude fibre level in RSM' produced no observable 
deleterious effect in the perfotmance•of the experimental birds.