Blood chemistry, haematological indices and nutrient digestibility of starter turkeys fed macaroni waste meal as a replacement for maize.

A 56-days experiment was carried out to study the effect of replacing macaroni waste meal (MWM) with maize on nutrient digestibility and blood chemistry indigenous turkey starter. Ninety-six poults an average weight 52 g were randomly assigned four dietary treatments containing at 0%, 15%, 30% 45% level as replacement for maize. Each treatment consist 24 replicated thrice 8 turkeys per replicate. three day metabolic trial determination. Blood samples also collected serum haematological indices. Data subjected one way analysis variance. Result showed that MWM 15% had highest values packed cell volume, red cell, white while recorded uric acid creatinine significantly lower (P<0.05) turkeys. The coefficient such crude protein digestibility, nitrogen retention not affected (P>0.05). However, count, albumin, hemoglobin, total glucose. It can be concluded could incorporated into diet starter without any deleterious chemistry.