Macadamia nut cake as an alternative feedstuff for broilers: Effect on growth performance

Corn, wheat, and soybean meal (SBM) have been primarily used as feedstuffs in animal feeding programs. However, it is necessary to explore evaluate alternative deal with variable costs the supply of these conventional feedstuffs. This study determined nutrient composition macadamia nut cake (MNC) its effect on growth performance broiler chickens fed at graded levels. A total 180 d-old chicks were randomly equally assigned one treatment diets: 0 g/kg (control), 50, 100, 150, 200 MNC included corn-soybean meal-based diets. Body weight (BW) feed intake recorded calculate average daily (ADFI), gain (ADG), conversion rate (FCR). Dietary inclusion different levels during both starter (0–21 days) finisher (22–42 period had similar BW ADG control diet (P > 0.05). ADFI FCR increased linearly increasing concentration significance starter, 150 overall compared < Although high fiber content, there was no retardation growth. It could be due richness essential nutrients, lipid residue, beneficial role gut health. Thus, can up broilers diets without compromising serve a potential feedstuff partially replace corn SBM.