Carcass characteristics of broilers fed periwinkle flesh and palm kernel cake

Abstract

Feeding 180 hyperco broiler chicks varying levels of palm kernel cake (Pf{C), fishmeal and periwinkle Oesh, showed that 25% PKC fed along with either 2% fishmeal or 6% periwinkle flesh significantly (P < 0.05)  improved carcass traits while the experimental feeds had no significant effect on the abdominal fat pad level, but the birds had smaller heads and intestines.

Key words: Broiler, Periwinkle, carcass traits; flesh