RESPONSE OF FINISHING BROILERS TO GRADED LEVELS OF HEAT TREATED SOLVENT EXTRACTED THEVETIA OIL

The experiment reported herein considered the effect of using solvent extracted thevetia oil which was subjected to heat treatment at 110°C for 25 minutes. Four experimental diets consisting a basal diet and three other in 2.5, 5.0 10% control replaced by were formulated fed broilers during finishing stage (4 - 8 weeks). Eighty individually weighed randomly divided into four groups 20 birds each these further 4 replicates 5 each. then allocated dietary treatments. Feed Intake Feed: Gain improved with increase concentration (P<0.05). Flowever, there 10 significant on weight gain. increasing retention both protein fat It concluded that will serve as valuable feed ingredient broiler if mild is employed since Some toxic compounds it are probably thermolabile.