Abdominalfat pad (AFP), Lipid profiles and nutrient
digestibilitystudies:A male and a female birds from
eachof the 20 replicates were sacrificed. The AFP of
these birds was removed, weighed and their percentage
tothe body weight determined. Blood samples were
collectedfrom the wing vein of one male and female
fromeach of the 20 replicates for analysis of total
cholesterol,triglycerides, High and low density lipids.
Twobirds (male and female) were selected from every
replicateand were placed at their individual cage for
digestibilitystudies. Five hundred grams of the
respectivetreatment broiler finisher diet was offered to
thebirds and the remaining feed at the end of the day
recorded. The daily faecal output was also recorded and
aweighed faecal sample collected for proximate
analysis.