@article{MAKHILLAJ20072120101,
    title = {The Effects on  the Blood, Carcass and Organs of  Finisher Broilers Fed Groundnut Cake Diets Replaced with Urea-Treated and Fermented Brewer`s Dried Grains},
    journal = {Agricultural Journal},
    volume = {2},
    number = {1},
    pages = {64-70},
    year = {2007},
    issn = {1816-9155},
    doi = {aj.2007.64.70},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-9155&doi=aj.2007.64.70},
    author = {J.O. Isikwenu and},
    keywords = {Urea-treated and fermented BDG,groundnut cake,carcass,organs,blood and pathological abnormalities},
    abstract = {The implications of replacing GNC with urea-treated and fermented BDG in broiler finisher diets on the blood, carcass and organs characteristics was  investigated.  Urea-treated and fermented BDG was used to replace GNC at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% levels in broiler finisher diets.  Diets were formulated to be isonitrogenous and isocaloric to supply 20% crude protein and 3000kcal/kg metabolizable energy.  One hundred and ninety-five 35 days old broiler chicks of Anak breed were randomly allocated to five equal dietary treatments of 13 chicks per replicate and 39 chicks per treatment and fed <I>ad libitum</I> in rearing cages. At the end of the experiment, blood samples were collected from replicates in the treatment groups for analyses.  At 8 weeks of age, two birds per treatment fasted overnight were weighed and slaughtered for carcass evaluation.  The carcass and organ parameters were not significantly (p&gt;0.05) influenced by dietary treatments, except for the neck and breast weights that were significantly (p&lt;0.05) affected by  dietary treatments.  Apart from RBC, WBC, albumin, urea, hydrobicarbonate and creatinine values which were significantly (p&lt;0.05) influenced, all other blood parameters were not significantly (p&gt;0.05) affected by dietary treatments.  The use of urea-treated and fermented BDG is safe as a replacement for GNC in broiler diets as results indicate absence of pathological  abnormalities.}
    }