This studyseekstoinvestigatethegrowthperformance,intestinalmorphology,carcass
traits andapparentnutrientdigestibilityofbroilerchickensfedwithdry,wetand
fermented-wetfeed.Threeexperimentaldietswereformulatedinthisstudy.Diet1was
dry mashfeed.Diet2waswetmashfeedina1:1.3mixwithwater.Diet3,wasfermented-
wet mashfeedina1:1.3mixwithwaterwhichwasfermentedfor24hinsealedplastic
polythene bagspriortofeeding.Atotalof192two-weeks-oldbroilers(Marshalstrain)
wererandomlyassignedtotheexperimentaldietsinacompletelyrandomizeddesign
(CRD).Eachtreatmentgroupwasreplicatedfourtimeswith16birdsperreplicate.Each
dietarytreatmentwasfedimmediatelytothebirdsafterre-constitution.Fermentationof
the feedreduced(Po0.05) thepHfrom6.61to4.37.Birdsfedfermented-wetandwet
mash recordedhigher(Po0.05) finalliveweightandweightgain.Feedintakeandfeed
conversionratiowerenotaffected(P40.05)bywetandfermented-wetfedbirds
comparedtothedryfedbirds.Mortalitywasnotaffectedbydietarytreatmentimposed.
Apparentorganicmatterdigestibilitywashigher(Po0.05) inbirdsfedfermented-wet
feed whencomparedtobirdsfedwithdryandwetfeed.Intestinalvillusmorphologyand
carcass measurementwerenotaffected(P40.05) bythetreatmentimposed.However,
birds fedwetfeedshowedlower(Po0.05)gizzardweightwhencomparedtobirdsfed
fermented-wetfeed.Birdsfedwithfermented-wetmashrecordedhigher(Po0.05)
abdominalfatthanthosefedwithdrymash.Theresultsofthisstudyindicated
fermented-wetfeedingimprovedapparentorganicmatterdigestibilitywitharesultant
improvedgrowthperformanceofbroilerchicken.