IMPACT OF USING SUNFLOWER SEED MEAL IN BROILER MALE DIETS ON PERFORMANCE TRAITS AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS

This study was conducted to determine the impact of using three levels of sunflower seed meal (SFSM) (0%, 10%, and 20%) to evaluate the growth performance, carcass traits in 270 male broiler (Ross 308), reared for 42 days distributed in a completely randomized design, with 3 treatments five replicates with 18 chicks per each for 42 days. T1: Control treatment (Basal diet containing zero SFSM), T2: Basal diet containing 10% SFSM and T3: Basal diet containing 20% SFSM. The inclusion of various levels of sunflower seed meal was observed alter the productive performance of the birds. The inclusion of 20 % sunflower seed meal (SFSM) had significant differences (p≤0.05) in overall body weight (LBW), body weight gain (BWG), while %10 SFSM had a significant impact on feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR). The inclusion of sunflower seed meal from 10%, 20% had effect on carcass characteristic cut yield of broilers. They were slaughter weight, carcass weight, dressing percentage, breast, joint wings, and legs. Slaughter weight, carcass weight, breast weight, leg weight, wing weight, were influenced by high level of (SFSM) which had a significant effect (p≤0.05) between treatments. This study was concluded that male broiler performance traits carcass characteristics improved by inclusion high level of (SFSM).