Title: EFFECT OF POLYZYME ON THE GROWTH RESPONSE OF BROILER CHICKEN FED SWEET ORANGE PEEL MEAL BASED DIETS

Authors: Ogwiji O., Patrick J.A. and Omede U.D.

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: broiler chicken, performance, polyzyme, sweet orange peel (SOP) and mortality

Volume: 39

Issue: 2

Year: June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2025.39.2.0004

Abstract: The study evaluated the effect of Polyzyme an exogenous enzyme on the growth response of Broiler Chicken fed Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) peel meal. 300-day-old broiler chicks were randomly grouped into five (5) dietary treatments D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 of 60 chicks each. Each of the dietary treatments was further divided into two, one has enzyme and the other did not have. Each treatment was replicated 3 times with 10 birds per replicate. The experiment is a two by four factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design. Data was taken on feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and mortality. There was no significant difference between the treatment means for feed in take average weight gain (AWG) feed conversion ratio (FCR) and mortality. This result suggested that the inclusion of SOP with enzyme (Polyzyme) in broiler chicken diet did not have any noticeable negative difference on the performance of broiler chicken. The use of polyzyme appears to improve the performance. More research is recommended to establish the best level of inclusion.