Effects of graded levels of kolanut husk on the performance of cockerels

Eighty black Nera cockerel chicks were randomly alloted to four dietarey treatmants containing 0, 10, 20 and 30% kolanut husk meal (KHM) for twelve weeks. Significant differences (P<0.05) in feed intake, weight gain conversion ratio observed. Dietary inclusion of KHM depressed growth rate nutrition uilization cockerels birds. There linear reduction (P>0.05) nitrogen retention apparent crude fibre digestibility (ACFD) birds at each incremental dietary levels. This indicated that could be effeciently utilized by up 205 level above which the depression occurs.