A five-week feeding trial was conducted using 180 Cobb commercial broiler chickens to study the
inclusion of sun dried Gliricidia sepium leaf meal (GLM) in broiler diets. The 21-day-old chickens were
randomly allocated to four dietary treatments. Fifty, 100 and 150 g kg-1 levels of GLM were included
in a nutritionally balanced diet. The control diet did not contain GLM. Feed and water were supplied
ad libitum. Feed intake, feed conversion efficiency and body weight gains were significantly (P<0.05)
depressed by the addition of GLM to the diets. Dietary treatment had a significant impact on liver and
gizzard weights. The abdominal fat content of carcass decreased progressively with increased levels of
GLM. The carcass dressing percentage in the group fed diet with 15% GLM was lower (P<0.05) than in
control group. No mortality was recorded throughout the study. As the level of dietary GLM increased,
there was a corresponding increase in the intensity of yellow pigmentation of the skin, shanks, feet and
beaks of birds. It seems that 50 g kg-1 GLM can be included into diets of broiler chickens.
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