Abstract This study focused on assessing the effects of palm kernel cake (PKC) and decanter cake (DC) as feed ingredients for broilers. A total of 1,200 one-day-old male broiler chicks were reared for a 35-day experimental period. The chicks were randomly allocated into 15 dietary treatment groups, with each group consisting of 8 replicates and 10 birds per replicate. Treatment 1 is considered the control diet with no PKC or DC inclusion. Treatments 2 to 8 contained 2–14% PKC in 2% increments, while treatments 9 to 15 included DC at the same inclusion levels. Statistical analyses were conducted using the General Linear Model (GLM) procedure in SAS software. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the treatment effects, and Duncan's Multiple Range Test was used to determine significant differences between treatment means at p 0.05). This study suggests that PKC and DC can be included in broiler diets at levels up to 6%, as higher levels may negatively impact growth performance and carcass characteristics.
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