Organ and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens Fed White Sorghum as Replacement for Maize With Full Fat Soya Bean

An experiment was conducted to study the carcass and organ characteristics of broiler chickens fed dietary levels of white sorghum as replacement for maize. White sorghum replaced maize at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 % in diets 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. 240 day old broiler chicks were randomly allotted to five diets with four replicates each having 12 birds in a completely randomized design. Forty birds were slaughtered for carcass and organ characteristics analysis after 8 weeks experimental period. Results indicated a significant difference on most of the carcass parameters except live weight 19.00.00-2000.0, carcass weight (1550.00-1650.00) and dressing percentage (81.62-83.14) It was concluded that white sorghum can completely replace maize in broiler chickens diets without any negative effect on carcass yield and organ characteristics.