MATERIALS AND METHODS
A. occidentale powder was prepared by cutting fresh
cashew apples into small pieces, pressing the pieces
to reduce its water content, drying it in the oven, followed
by grinding and sieving. The powder was kept in the
refrigerator until before use. In vivo broiler experiment
was carried out at a broiler house in Kaliancar village,
Podorejo, Ngaliyan, West Semarang. The broiler house
was typical of small-scale broiler housing belong to the
local farmers dedicated for this experiment. The housing
was divided into 4 square parts, with each part was 200
x 250 cm square. The floor was bedded with 10 cm thick
rice husks. One hundred and forty DOCs were randomly
allocated and assigned into 4 treatment groups. Each
group consisted of 7 replicates with 5 birds in each
replicate. Each replicate was color coded differently to
ease sampling. Drinking water and feed were provided
in free access all day. All experimental birds were fed
Jombang, 2014). The nutrient composition of the diet
was given in Table 1.