Effects of different levels of amino acids inclusions on the growth performance of broiler chickens fed sprouted or germinated masakwa sorghum (sorghum bicolor (l.) moench) based diets

The research was conducted to determine the Effects of different Levels of Amino Acid Inclusions in Sprouted Masakwa Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (l.) moench) Based Diet on the Performance of Broiler Chickens. One hundred and fifty day-old (Anak 200) broiler chickens were used for the study, and were randomly allocated to five dietary treatments of thirty broiler chicks per treatment. Each treatment was replicated three times with ten birds per replicate in a completely randomized design (CRD). Five experimental diets were formulated at varying supplementation levels of methionine at 0.20%, 0.25%, 0.30%, 0.35%, and 0.40% of the diets with maize used as a control diet. The growth performance of the birds at the starter phase for the average daily feed intake (ADFI) ranged 93-100.33g, average daily weight gain (ADWG) ranged 33.03 to 42.70g, were significantly (P<0.05) different across the treatment diets, while the feed conversion ratio (FCR range from 2.34-2.38g, total weight gain (TWG) ranged from 991.66 to1173.33g and the final weight (FW) ranged 1221.66 to 1316.66g were significantly (P< 0.05) different among the treatment groups. At the finisher phase, the average daily feed intake (ADFI), average daily weight gain (ADWG), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and the total weight gain (TWG) were all significantly (P <0.05) influenced across the treatment groups. The result of the study indicated that methionine could be a good supplement for a sprouted germinated masakwa in broiler diets and can be included in their diets at 0.30%, 0.35% and 0.40% levels for improved performance of birds. The research was carried out at the Department of Animal Science and Range Management Teaching and Research farm Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.